It has been a busy week back at school. I worked my 13 hours of practicum and made a decision. I won't be graduating in August due to some curriculum changes so I decided to slow down a bit. I dropped my restaurant class so I could be home with my family a little more than I would have otherwise. My first job is my family and I just needed to do that. I am still working the 13 hour a week practicum and will be doing that until May sometime. I have my ACF CC practical exam coming up in June so part of my class will be preparation for that test. Once that is done I will have two more semesters of restaurant or practicum type work to finish and then if I finish the pastry I have 2 practicum classes, advanced pastry and laminated dough. I could finish by next summer with all of it if the classes are offered over the year.
Outside of that I have been playing at home. I have an Amish bread starter going on my counter on a regular basis now and I just started a sourdough starter a few days ago. Both are working beautifully! :) Here are some pictures...
Amish Bread made from recipe found
here... it is a quick bread that has a world of variations you can do with it.
Been making bread, too. Here is my wheat mill.
Made homemade mayonnaise this week...
I make mine in a blender with one egg, a pinch of salt, a pinch of dry mustard, about a tsp or lemon or vinegar and then about 2 cups canola oil. It is SO simple to make your own!
After 48 hours it is full of yeast! I put water, flour and honey together and covered it with a towel on the counter. I am doing the "wild yeast" version and after baking bread next to the container all day yesterday it is FULL of yeast from the air. It is wonderful! I cannot wait to make sourdough bread next week. I will let it sit out and stir it each day over the weekend and then it can be stored in the refrigerator in a crock or ceramic container.
So, that is what is happening in my kitchen lately.... what about your kitchen? :-)
