★ rye bread ★

Got to maximise the usage of my baking machines...heh, still bread baking.
Though the initial kneading is done on the breadmaker, there's a need to hand knead a little n reshape to proof for at least three times ..n yes, longer preparation involved. but since rye flour is much healthier than white bread, its worth trying..



kinda fun to criss-cross the top of the dough.. :)



Baking time is much longer..but the end result is pretty good, the dough rised nicely!~♪ taste great too..crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside.. :)

★ soft bread ★

baked this noon...the most satisfying recipe so far.. japanese recipe books are the best! ♪ :)
finally got to use my oven..neglected baking it after i got my breadmaker. the breadmaker loaf is pretty standard and gets boring in a week..problem is it's too convenient i dun even feel like its hands on baking



the convenience of breadmaker..i need not hand knead the dough ^^

1st proof, 40 mins..*patient*


divided the dough into 8 portions..didnt weigh the proportions, my estimation seems quite accurate..heh
got to proof a little for 10 mins

eh..proof the dough again in the oven..*40 mins* till it doubled the size :) its been awhile since i used the oven..almost forgot to preheat the oven b4 baking..heh.