This blog ,written by Tony
concerns the the subject of the making and breaking of Bread.
When we arrived in Gran Canaria
Don was already making key decisions. One of which was the decision on whether
or not to buy a bread maker. After much discussion and investigation off we all
went to Courte de Inglese where Don opted for the 89 euro Kenwood. An
appropriate home and method of stowage was soon found. After a few minor
challenges finding the key ingredients of bread flour, yeast and dried milk we
were in business.
The last week of bread making
has been interesting!!! After key questions such as: Where are we? Is there any wind? and
what do shall we try doing differently with the sails today? The other main
question of the day is “How is the bread today? Here is the summary of our
progress. On Monday we concluded that the electronic scales don’t work at sea.
Oops!! It was Don’s turn to do the bread so he did a calculation on how many
cups constituted 500 grams. "Two" was not the correct answer. (Correct answer
was Four as any woman would have told him, unfortunately Don consulted Tony on
the matter). The result was Dons bread was rather small and hard. On Tuesday it
was David’s turn he also consulted Tony on the Bread making. The result was that
the butter was left in the microwave and never did find it’s way into the bread.
Dave’s bread was turned out rather like Don’s. On Wednesday it was Reeces turn.
Reece made Olive bread. It was very good!! When asked what the secret of his
success was? Reece said “ I follow the recipe exactly and never consult Tony.
Jane generally makes very good bread too. She never takes any notice of what
Tony says either. Having said that ,success has rather gone to her head and
today she has been making walnut bread (see picture ) which will be useful if we
need another anchor.
If any of our readers feel that
they would like to offer any handy bread making hints or suggestions then please
feel free to contact us on shaya {DOT} moya {CHANGE TO AT} mailasail {DOT} com
Bread Maker Full
Frontal
Bread maker in Profile
Don's First
attempt
Dave's First Attempt
ne's Walnut Bread
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