Daring Bakers February Challenge

well, i finished it late last night. to borrow an expression from Randy Jackson, "it was just okay for me, dog... just okay". i like making bread, i enjoy the process from start to finish. but the end product for me this time was just okay. it's a little too salty, and i find the crumb to be a little moist.

what am i talking about? French Bread! the recipe at first intimidated me greatly - SO many instructions, via Julia Child's recipe! however, once you read it through and just take it one step at a time, it's not intimidating at all and it's really an enjoyable dough to work with.

Et voila - a picture of the finished product. Sort of lumpy looking in the picture, although in real life the loaf looked a little better. I will definitely make this again, with an adjustment of about half the amount of salt called for in the recipe. For more Daring Baker blogs, you can go here and see the much more beautiful end results of this challenge!!

the real excitement begins...

I am so excited! i finally got my invite for Daring Bakers, got myself all logged in and all... and i am REALLY super excited over this month's challenge. i can't wait to get cracking on it :)

recently i've found myself surrounded by opportunities to bake, and with my new camera i'm really happy to start documenting my little projects. thanks to my husband who cannot stand a mess, my kitchen peninsula is clean and clear, aside from my birthday cards, and ready to go! hooray!