(yes, I’m referencing *Explo, for anybody that picked up on it)

When I was interviewing for baking jobs a little while back, I was repeatedly asked if I had any bread-making experience. I thought to myself… well I made challah that one time, and when I was taking that baking class I made french bread, and my Mamma’s Bread sort of counts, but as a whole, I haven’t made a lot of rise, or yeast breads. 

Since I’ve got some extra time right now, I decided to do something about it. I’m going to try and make a new bread a week. We’ll see how long this really lasts… but I was off to a good start with Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread. 

All this

…turns into this

(that was actually after one rising) And then I rolled it out and added the topping and sliced it and stacked it and let it rise again and then I put it in the oven and when it came out it looked like this

And it was really good. Bread is like magic! (not like *Higashi magic)

I’d love to learn more about bread making because I think it’s just the coolest. It grows, it’s ALIVE. ISN’T THAT SO COOL?!

*If you don’t get these references don’t worry, they have to do with past jobs. If you do get them, I love you. If you don’t get them, I probably still love you.