Friendship Bread

I got my first batch ever of Friendship Bread....I have researched it and it seems it could be kinda mean to give this stuff away to friends. I have heard of people running away when they see you coming with a cup of starter in a large zip lock bag.

As of now, my first run with it has been good and I didn't give any away. On Sunday, I had my first taste of Friendship Bread and wasn't so fond of the orginal recipe. I don't usually follow standard anyway, so I searched for all the recipes I could find and came up with a great way to use most or all of my starter and save one for myself....for 10 days from now.

After you share 3 of the starters with friends you can use up the rest by making my Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake. I opted to make the Coffee Cake and then throw one starter in the freezer, keep one on the counter for 10 days from now and then I made delicious Cranberry Lemon Cinnamon Rolls with the other. Next time (yes, 10 days from now) I am going to use up 2 or 3 of the starters on Cinnamon Rolls, they turned out well. But beware, if you live close by, you may just see me coming with a bag of starter for you:)

Drew's Delicious Win!

Drew one first place at the Cub Scout Recognition Dinner. They had a dessert contest, so I pulled out a simple and tasty recipe (hint hint Tastefully Simple) and he made it all by himself! I helped him put it in the oven though. Drew named them Drew's Delicious Bars.

Baking Bread

I absolutely love to bake bread! For some reason, probably the heat, I tend to make bread in the Fall, Winter, and sometimes in the Spring. It warms the house and the house smells incredible!!!! Scott came home last night and said how good the house smelled. I just love to knead bread, smell it, and of course eat it!!!!

Kneading the dough is so therapeutic. So squishy and soft:)

The aroma starts at the rising....here is the place I found where my dough rises best....in the cabinet next to the dishwasher (that is running or has been run) It's very warm and toasty. Since we keep our house at 67-68 degrees in the winter, it really isn't the best place to rise bread. I also found that the laundry room is a good place too when the dryer is going.

And then I get to smell it baking and then eat...maybe the whole loaf:)