First bakes of the Year

[CHJ]

Oven baked Risotto to use up some of the seasons leftovers from the fridge for todays Lunch, (mushrooms, smoked bacon etc.) provides the stimulus for a fresh batch of bread to make use of some of the surplus heat. (Loaves in Duchy Eight Grain and rolls in white enriched dough with a dressing of mature cheddar, beaten egg glaze on all.


Now, how much of that Honey Glazed (with lots of cloves) smoked ham is left?

 

[AJB Temple]

That's quite a bit there! Nice.

 

[CHJ]

That's quite a bit there! Nice.

Enough for a couple of weeks at our consumption rates, one of the small loaves will go in the freezer until needed when cool enough.

 

[Mike G]

As kids, we used to fight over the soft fluffy join between two loaves in a tin. I make loaves like that myself, now and then, just for the fluffy join.

 

[CHJ]

Mike, these are actually full crust as there is a loose divider plate between the loaves. I like the crunchy crusts.