BREADBASKET!

are you ready?

well, do you like bread?

because if you don't, then you're definitely NOT ready.

i take a picture of every loaf of bread i make, man.

i do.

i like to document what works and what doesn't, 

even though i have not weighed or precisely measured a batch of dough

in years of kneady bulking and proofing.

that's no joke.

sourdough is an organic free-flowing temperamental living thing,

and like us,

it changes with the day, the weather, the temperature, the mood, and so on.

i'm doing my best to stay tuned in to the needs of my counter top starters,

and i'm getting better at it every week.

i bake a LOT of bread.

i do.

i like bread.

and baking bread is a fantastic thing.

cakes are great.

cookies are cool.

but bread is the superstar of the show.

that's no joke.

if you can bake bread, you're the boss.

no interview necessary.

you're hired and promoted in one shot.

anyway,

i believe in bread.

and i believe in homemade tasting better.

here's another enormous photolog of my journey into sourdough.

teleport:

country. 

country. 

country 

country. 

country. 

country.

i like a long hearty country loaf, neighbors.

they're perfect when it's time for Tea 'N' Toast,

and every flippin' mornin', i'l all about that life.

sometimes, the starter gets carried away, and there's enough for a mid-feed single loaf, too.

i do that with as much excitement as my twice weekly double-bake, for sure.

and they usually look pretty great, i must say:

every.

time.

i turn.

around. (^this one was eaten bit by bit over two-thirds of the country)

there's more bread.

waiting for me.

i'm not complaining.

rye, sprouted wheat, oatmeal, wheat germ, wheat bran, spelt, whatever.

i'm a huge fan.

it's kind of my favorite homemade thing that happens around here:

GOOD.

BREAD.

MAKES.

BETTER.

PEOPLE.

and that's a fact.

think we're done yet?

we're not.

you know the score:

TOO.

MUCH.

IS.

THE.

RIGHT.

AMOUNT.

jeez, that's a LOT of bread huh?

well,

yeah, guys:

RULES.

IS. 

RULES.

and that's all there is to it.

sorry about all the flour power photos,

i'm just proud of what's poppin' in my oven.

there's no such thing as too much of a good thing.

and there's no such thing as enough bread;

never quiet, never soft.....