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Bakery Day 27: Baking 101

Today did not start out as a relaxing day. I did not mention this but Thursday morning I had to throw 20 kg of rye flour away. Wait, maybe I did mention it. I got a new bag delivered yesterday and this morning, it too was full of moth larva so I had to throw that 25kg bag away. 45kgs of flour in just three days kills me!!

I made breads this morning and they came out beautifully ... I still cannot get my mixer to make the dough to it’s perfect state so I alway need to take it out and work by hand - that is getting old!!! But I do it!!  The breads I made were white and integral baguettes, white and integral pan loafs, after getting some new flour, I made four pan payes bolles,  and I made two 1kg loafs.

The  I made croissants.. do I even need to tell you they turned out as bad as the ones yesterday? Early in the afternoon I made a fresh batch and yet the same problem but not quite as bad so I kept them and filled them with a vanilla pastry cream.

I also made brioche today and they turned out amazing. I filled some of them with pastry cream and some no, in case someone didn’t want pastry cream.



I absolutely love them and I sold most of them in just a couple of hours.

I also made another pastry with leftover dough and put peach halves on some and pineapple on others. They are not so special but they taste fine and I was able to sell some.

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about last night ... I got a few private messages about my post regarding money. It was never my intention to explain my money worries as a way to raise money. I really felt and feel it is important to let you know how things are going because I hope you learn about what works and what doesn’t work and what it really feels like in the trenches of running a business. I did not want money from my friends and family. I just want you and them to know how it goes from one moment to the next. I like sharing these details as it is always how I am in life.

So, I will not bring up money again in a way that implies I want someone’s money. If I speak about it in the future I hope to do my best to avoid such details... if I run out of money and the business closes then it is something I am accountable for, not a lack of begging for cash. No one decided to open a bakery but me so I need to be 100% accountable.

Thank you so much for taking the time  to read this and for trying to understand my life. I love you for wanting to help and your amazing ideas too!!

#doeverythingwithlove



 

 
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