Bread for Friends

Possibly my only reader demanded bread to be brought to a lunch she was providing for our family. It would have been churlish to refuse and I find the giving of bread to be a more than acceptable declaration of affection for friends and family and a lot less hassle and risk than making a cake.

I was a bit distracted on Saturday, and bread is always best when as fresh as possible, so as soon as I awoke, I got up and put the bread maker on (usual recipe below). By the time three of us were ready to go the park, the other two having gone swimming, the maker had beeped and I could leave the pan on the side to rise until we got back.

On our return, I knocked it back, cut it into two, shaped both parts into a sausage, put them into the oven (220 degrees) for 25 mins whilst we got ready to leave.

My reader was delighted with the bread:

And lunch was lovely - chicken, chorizo and potatoes all roasted together served with salad, and bread. Apparently it's a Nigella recipe and I can thoroughly recommend it.

More importantly however, was that she had baked a cake which we enjoyed after a trip to the park (for the children and husbands) and a meander round the shops (for myself and my friend). I think she was quite keen to see a picture of it on my blog, so here it is:

Regrettably the picture does not do it justice. There were some comments that it was a bit too sweet, but not from me.