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| Hot off the oven |
Festivals in India are traditionally yet another excuse to
make and gorge on sweets. But this Krishna Janmashtami, I felt I should try
something different. I resolved to try and make something new for each Indian
festival at the minimum, but also for a number of other big festivals
internationally. This is more of an aspiration: for sure a lot of perspiration!
Let’s see how it goes.
I started off my new resolution by trying to bake light rye
bread from first principles, ie the old fashioned way of beating up the flour
by hand and putting into an extremely hot oven. I must say the experience was
rather therapeutic and relaxing, and we got a chewy but healthy (and dare I say
tasty) bread to show for the effort! No additives, no unhealthy ingredients. I
substituted agave nectar for the honey in the recipe but it didn’t seem to
matter. What will be interesting is to see how long the bread stays moist. I
have observed that home made bread dries out very quickly particularly if
refrigerated. So an excuse to gorge on it until you finish it the same day!
Auspicious beginnings: let’s hope this continues.
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| Light Rye Bread |
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