I'm new to this list, and have enjoyed it tremendously. I do quite a bit of
baking, having a hungry husband and four boys keeps my kitchen humming. I
bake bread and cookies that my boys sell to their teachers at school for
their allowance. It works for all of us, I spend a morning in the kitchen,
the boys earn their spending money, and the teachers go home once a week
with some neat goodies.
I buy flour in 50 lb sacks, and everything else in bulk too. I figured I
spend about 25 cents on a regular loaf of bread. And I use bulk yeast, like
the kind you get at Sam's club. I put it in pint size mason jars, tighten
the lids and put it in the freezer. I've never had a problem.
One problem I've had. . .sometimes my loaves come out of the oven sort of
exploded on one side. There is a big seam or stretched place one side.
The bread tastes fine, no one complains, but I'd love to know how to get my
loaves to come out prettier.
Thanks!
Shanda
elby1@globalsite.net