I wonder how many creepy onlookers we'll get with these kind of headlines! Of course we're not making babies, nor are we baking babies... We joined Gretchen in her kitchen this month, she drafted from her sweet memories of Peru and provided us with a recipe and a beautiful story behind the Tanta Wawa's we're baking this month.
Referring you to her post for the story and the recipe, I'm a bit pressed for time at the moment (really should have posted yesterday, oops). I just wanted to show you the arts and crafts that made my dough into eeh... well... what can I say? The one baby I thought I had fabricated was christened a bug by my sons, the whale morphed into a shark when transferred from workbench to cookie sheet and I won't even show you the lovely lady-doll that became a Dancing Derwisj during baking... Luckily there's one nice lady left.
The dough itself was dry by account of my fellow Babes, I ended up with a very soft and smooth Play-doh, guess I used more liquid and my use of a liguid butter product helped it tip over to a very soft dough. It didn't rise much. Or... didn't rise at all! Hours later not an inch! Shaped, set to proof, again... nothing. Baked and yes we have movement.
All the figurines ended up with nice full bellies -and some cracks-. The smell however was wonderful!
Talking about creativity! You've got it girl! Very lovely shapes.
ReplyDeleteFunny I had to use a lot of more flour to get a workable dough (2nd recipe) while you had to add water... or did you use the 1st recipe? Anyway great wawa's.
I used the second, revised version but did all strange things to this dough... first I forgot the egg in the starter, added more liquid to replace it (all milk) and then used "Becel Light vloeibare boter" and of course had to add more flour to make up for it... I can't even recall what I did anymore. Pfff I loved the smells from the baked product!
ReplyDeleteThey do smell heavenly! And looks ... hey they're babies they grow the way they grow. Couldn't believe how intimidating shaping was :) I'd say that last one looks like Casper the friendly ghost.
ReplyDeleteWere your sons helping or just critiquing? I like your nice, demure bread lady. And yes, terrific smell!
ReplyDelete@Tanna: ooh I like Casper!
ReplyDelete@Lynn: no they just were around for criticism and eating ;0
Lovely! I am partial to that snail.. so cute!
ReplyDeleteMy dough was soft to work with too, and I agree about the scent - intoxicating!
Your sons don't have omagination ( in this ) . I think they're so cute !!
ReplyDeleteVery creative. :)
ReplyDeletehow very pretty they are your babes and I love the snail!
ReplyDeleteTo my eye the whale morphed into a (quite cute) otter.
ReplyDeleteAn otter! Now that's far more cute than a shark/whale. Thanks Andreas!
ReplyDeletesuch cute little breads! you are very creative.
ReplyDeleteMine didn't raise much either - but tasted good. I think your babies are very cute.... And yes, interesting headlines.....
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