Rising to the challenge

Starters

Who knew baking bread could be so easy and tough at the same time. I don't know why I had such a "spur of the moment" interest in bread a couple of weeks ago but I did. Again, learning where food products come from has been incredibly humbling. Going through the process of making new foods and finding inspiration all around me has been a theme as of recent.

After a whole two weeks of feeding my baby colony of yeast (her name is Tanya), she's finally become capable of feeding my gluten cravings. I now realize, buying bulk flour and making bread can put my wallet at ease. You might ask, doesn't bread making take copious amounts of time? Is it really worth the effort? What is the opportunity cost? I hated economics anyway.

Just like any other cooking, I really do believe that our views of time commitment are skewed. Many look at cooking and baking as time intensive processes and claim that it's too daunting of a task to tackle. When you actually throw yourself into it, you start to realize how little time and effort it actually takes and how simple it all is. With regards to the time, yes, some things are going to take some patience, but keep in mind that, over time, you can find beauty and ease within the process. Trust the process. Below a couple things that I've made in the oven. Bread + more!