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Bakery Day 18: Affection Confection Infection




Thursday (market day) is the busy day so I was in the bakery just around 5. I woke at 4 after sleeping a solid 6-7 hours with a few wake ups in the middle. - I was really happy to see how much bread sold today. A woman we met two days ago said that the locals will generally wait to hear about the bakery before they go. It’s kinda cute and kinda funny... but I love that way of living and can only hope my breads are what they will love ..


Last night I made some different kind of pastries and this morning I put another cream on them with some fruit reductions ... I do not get much feedback directly from customers unless I am out of the kitchen but I did ask one guy and he like his a lot. I was surprised to see not many donuts sold. I suppose it could be the day, or the options, or maybe no one wanted any - I do not take things like this badly, instead I am happy to be learning what works and doesn’t work. I should also say that I do not give up on something after one day but I will try it a few times and see if things change.

And last but not least. I woke this morning with a slight infection. This did not make working easy as I worked extra hard to maintain a germ free kitchen. I had an occasional light cough to which I would hold until away from the food and use a cloth followed by washing up - slowed things down but was necessary....

Ok, bonus notes ... tonight I was in the bakery and just completed making croissants, and pain au chocolat when I managed to knock over all three trays .. the good news is not one of them went on the floor but they all took a beating so the next batch will not be so beautiful ... it’s life ðŸ™‚










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