I haven't baked bread in a long time, but I used to make sourdough every couple weeks or so. This time, I wanted regular bread with a crunchy crust, so I got out my great grandma's Joy of Cooking book and made the white bread recipe, which is nothing like the white bread you get at the store.

I kneaded it forever, and was kind of worried because I think the recipe didn't have quite enough liquid for all the flour, since even after adding almost a quarter cup more water, it never got as smooth as it should have. Thankfully that didn't seem to matter after it rose, and when I tasted it after baking, it was totally fine.

I couldn't wait for it to cool before trying it


But this is what it looks like now that it's had time to cool down.


It smells so good I just want to eat all of the bread even though I'm no longer hungry.

What kinds of things do you all cook when you're hungry and really craving homemade food?

homemade bread is so fucking good

I should make some lol

Bread~~~~~~

Surprisingly, for as much as I love bread, I've never made it myself.

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I know how to make my grandma's marinade. Has tasted outta this world on pretty much any meat I've cooked in it lol. Lottaaaa late night barbecues with that stuff.

Used to make bread a ton, until work made me so damn exhausted lol. Always wanted to try making sourdough, too.

Your bread looks like it has such a great crust. Making me hungry

Used to make loafs and dinner rolls, sweet rolls, and
Donuts/cinnamon rolls when i had a craving. Might have to get at it again lol

@Tsundererra: I usually just fold the edge into the center, and push down hard, then turn the dough about a quarter turn and repeat, but the key is the length of time you knead more than kneading technique. I used to skimp, and knead for the minimum time, but this time the dough was being difficult, so I kneaded for longer just to be sure I'd really worked up the gluten.

It can get tiring, so if you have a mixer with a dough hook attachment, that can knead your dough for you, and save you some trouble.

I hope you get the chance to make zucchini bread soon!

I haven't made my own bread before.
My boyfriend gave me a bread machine for Christmas so I can make gluten-free bread,
but I haven't gotten the chance to use it yet.
I just need to find a simple recipe that I can actually find the ingredients for locally.