You know how you feel when you’ve had too much caffeine? That’s how I felt Saturday afternoon after I got a new cookbook. As I flipped through the pages from one recipe to the next I became more and more inspired. Suddenly, I had my second wind and was ready to bake. It was either that, or mow the lawn. What would you rather do?
Rye bread is one of the things I’ve been wanting to make for a while now. We bought caraway seeds and rye flour some time ago. However, it seems like I haven’t had the energy, time, or the right recipe to make bread. Typically, if I’m craving homemade bread I get out the old bread machine and let it do the work for me. It hasn’t always been that way. It’s something that I discovered started happening after I received the bread maker as a gift.
Saturday was different though. I knew it was all or nothing…. The dough went together quite quickly, the recipe was straight forward. During the bread making process I also found the time to make chocolate chip cookie bars and watermelon ice (see my previous posts) and my time was well spent.
The bread turned out wonderful. We’ve eaten nearly a whole loaf, and froze the other for a day when I just don’t have the baking buzz.
And here is the finished product!
THE JOY OF CAKING 
