Baking disasters.

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. Funny you should ask...

For the first time in 40 plus years I decided to make what used to be my famous cinnamon rolls, yesterday.
used the same recipe from the same Betty Crocker cookbook of old ( GREAT brownie recipe in there)

Since there are just Mr. dixie and myself, decided to use 1/2 recipe, which is usually not a problem.
but, forgot I was doing that when it came time to add the flour to the yeast, and instead of adding and beating in batches, so that the gluten would be developed, I dumped the whole 2 cups in, then wondered why I had dough on the very dry side.
Ok...it kneaded well, but did not rise as much as it should have, but enough that I figured I had rescued it, and I might well have if I had not trusted my eyes and set the over for 325 instead of 375.

Damn that tiny cook book print!
What I pulled out of the oven was essentially a cinnamon and raisin cracker loaf.

The squirrels and birds are very happy with the cinnamon cracker lumps, tho.

And in a few minutes will try again.