That is utnil my culinary adventurous neighbor informed me I could cheat...CHEAT!! How do you ask? It can be done, successfully, with frozen white bread dough....or so we thought.
Today I decided was the B-day...bread day. I thawed and rose the bread per package directions. So far, so good! That is when the fun started.
First, I added some melted butter to the entire thing. Mmm.
Then, I rubbed some brown sugar all over and sprinkled that with cinnamon. Mmm. Mmm.
I rolled it up, put it on a greased loaf pan, and covered with plastic wrap and a warm kitchen towel. Since my kitchen is drafty, and I had made busciuts for dinner, I placed the covered loaf pan on the hot cookie sheet I had just taken out of the oven. Oh, and I almost forgot, I smeared some more melted butter on the top and sprinkled cinnamon sugar over that. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm.
And I think this is where I failed. I got to be an eager beaver and I only let it rise for 30 minutes. I think it needed to rise for a full hour, but the delicousness was taunting me. It was evil. So I put it in the oven to bake.
It looked pretty good when it came out and better yet, it sure did smell good!
And then it happened. The middle collapsed. And after it cooled for a while, and the begging for a piece wouldn't subside, I cut it open. The outer layer was seperated from the inner swirls of the bread. I don't think the inner parts had enough time to rise and fully grab ahold of the outer layer.
This did not stop the natives from devouring it. Only a small portion remains. I only had a bite because I do not like bread that doesn't behave.
I will not be defeated. The yeast will not win. Stay tuned for the sequel to this epic tale.
P.s. I apologize for the title...we have been watching Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian on repeat in this joint...I couldn't resist!
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