{"id":3536,"date":"2014-07-16T14:30:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T14:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/?p=3536"},"modified":"2020-07-26T14:09:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T14:09:30","slug":"bread-squirrels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/2014\/07\/16\/bread-squirrels\/","title":{"rendered":"Bread and squirrels"},"content":{"rendered":"

So last night I was working late-ish, and it occurred to me that this would be a good time to bake some bread. In particular I wanted to test the Odlums “strong white” bread flour<\/a> to see how it behaved with the enhanced white bread recipe*<\/a> I’ve been playing with, and how it stacked up against the Hovis “super strong” bread flour <\/a>that I normally use.<\/p>\n

The making actually only takes abut fifteen minutes: throw the ingredients together, then knead for six minutes at slow speed with the dough hook and six minutes at higher speed. Put it in a greased bowl, walk away. Back to work.<\/p>\n

…Or theoretically back to work. When I sat down at the machine again I had a quick look at my Twitter feed and saw this:<\/p>\n

Pencil structure. 8.6 x 7.3. 2014. Really? I’ve drawn comics all these years so I could draw a squirrel? Really? pic.twitter.com\/J3UqrL6m1V<\/a>\u2014 Walter Simonson (@WalterSimonson) July 15, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n