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Home » Breads/Muffins » My Fears… Conquered!

My Fears… Conquered!

December 19, 2008 · WCC Administr@tr · 6 Comments

For the longest time, I didn’t want to work with yeast. It was just one of those things I didn’t feel comfortable working with. The proofing… the idea of it being a living thing that grows in the proper environment… the odd smell. Probably the major reason why it intimidated me so much was the gorgeous breads that could be made with it. I didn’t believe I could achieve such success after a few flops I had in the past using yeast.

So tonight I decided I would face my fears. All the breads I’ve been seeing on some of my fave blogs did me in and I was tired of commenting, ‘I wish I could work with yeast so I could try this recipe.’ Thankfully some talented food bloggers were kind enough to suggest some recipes to try. Tonight I tried two… a sweet & savory (Click the link for recipes!):

Alton Brown’s Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
as seen in the blog, Karen of Loves to Eat
(will be posting pics in the morning!)dsc00316-5483120
Country Crust Bread
(adaptations of fellow blogger, Bridget of The Way the Cookie Crumbles)dsc00307-4645922

Overall, I was so pleased with the way these came out, I’ve gained more confidence in trying more recipes calling for yeast. I’ve also become a believer that homemade yeast breads taste so much better than commercial ones (not counting some amazing artisnal ones I’ve had!).

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  1. Jen says

    December 19, 2008 at 4:22 pm

    Go Joelen! Nice work conquering your fears. The bread looks awesome and I agree homemade is so much better than store bought.

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  2. Patsyk says

    December 19, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    Good for you! My husband recently went through a bread baking phase… and I loved having fresh baked bread available at any moment… something about the smell of it baking… mmmmmmm!

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  3. Erin says

    December 19, 2008 at 6:35 pm

    Wow, that looks great! I’m definitely going to try that recipe.

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  4. gaga says

    December 20, 2008 at 7:10 am

    Congrats, it looks like you did a great job! See, it wasn’t that scary, right?

    I look forward to seeing a lot more yeast recipes here! =)

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  5. nicole says

    December 20, 2008 at 7:10 am

    congrats on facing your fears! they look like they turned out perfect.

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  6. Kristina R. says

    December 22, 2008 at 6:10 am

    I know what you mean about being wary of yeast breads. I remember how excited I was the first time I made Rustic Italian Bread and it turned out amazing.

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