I love breads- the sourdoughs, the sweetbreads, the multi-grains and foccacia, I even dig a simple baguette. After spying on a garlic & parsley bread recipe, I decided to attempt that.

This being a virgin attempt at bread, I was pretty anxious about getting everything right. I even told J to get 100g of parsley which was twice the amount that we needed.

The process of bread making is really a test of patience. It took us about 3.5hrs to 4hrs from start to finish- from measuring and mixing the ingredients, to kneading the dough, to letting the dough rise, to baking the whole garlic etc. It's tedious work.

Everything seemed to go perfectly well- risen dough, and looking kinda delicious right out with the right browness from the oven.

With excitement and anticipation, I bite into one of the breads. And boy was I terribly disappointed. The center of the bread was 'doughy'. The texture wasn't light enough.

I had to comfort myself by saying that it was a good lesson nonetheless. Determined, I went to borrow the book 'Confessions of a French baker' to understand how to get the perfect loaf. I will definitely start with something more modest the next time round. Maybe like a simple white bread before attempting more fanciful creations.



pestle and mortar

Before we place them in the oven