if it's Sunday, it must be baking day

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I'm baking my weekly bread and cake to get us through the next week.

I think I finally figured out what I was doing to the poor dough while shaping that make it drop like a kicked souffle on the last rise. Mr. K loved the "munchkin" loaves but me... well... not so much.

I (for some odd reason) thought I needed to really punch down the dough and then kinda roll it and shape it to fit the loaf pans. I re-read bread101 and realized all it needed was to be gently flattened and then divided and put in the pans. I had it so punched down it was more like a 1/4 filling the pan rather than the 1/2 to 3/4 it should be.

It's rising now in the pans, we'll see how it turns out.....

and this week's dessert is a Spice Cake with Cream Cheese frosting.

anyway.... it's been a while since I started a thread and so my ego just had to do it :rofl:

[housewolf]

1. So glad you figured it out

May your loaves rise high above the pans from now on!

Spice Cake with Cream Cheese frosting... YUMMMM! That sounds fabulous. Mr. K is extremely lucky to have you taking care of him so well!

Enjoy!

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2. hey! are we still on for tomorrow? I have a seminar at the Radison Airport

at 1PM so I was thinking i'd drop the coffee by on my way there

[housewolf]

3. How lucky can I get?

Coffee delivery right to my office? Wow, that is some kind of service!

Can't wait - I've been trying to talk myself into making the drive to AJ's all weekend before I completely run out. I'm so darned far out here that the only thing close to me for coffee beans is supermarket beans... generally stale, of course.

Looking forward to tomorrow,

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4. OK! that works out fine then. the hotel is at 44th st and the 202 so

it's right on my way. I still have the number from last time so expect to see me about 12:15

thanks!