Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Bread Agony and Ecstacy

Aw, geez. Mere days after I complained about my favorite rolls being baked so sloppily that raw flour sometimes spills out, I got a bag of them like this. So gross. 




4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Can you eat around it, or do these go straight to the trash?

And do you keep this to yourself to preserve a good relationship (I assume), or let the shop staff know?

James Leff said...

I see now that the flour is actually coming in through seams in the bread, so it’s not actually as bad as it looks. As for my feedback, I’ve been taught pretty thoroughly that the world is not invested in my approval! :)

Anonymous said...

That's interesting. So why would so much flour enter in there after the dough is kneaded? It looks (to a non-baker) like more than just the tiny amount that it might get dusted with before being baked.

'As for my feedback, I’ve been taught pretty thoroughly that the world is not invested in my approval! :)'

Ha! That's something most folks never realize.

James Leff said...

Current theory: they’re being carelessly brutal in dredging the completed rolls through an overly thick trough of flour. Like, a lot a lot.

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