Some days I think I am talking to myself when I write here.. well, I admit, I talk to myself a lot so maybe I am just projecting :) ..
Today I got to the bakery early and did a lot of work. I like when I can get in early and get it done and yet, getting out of bed is easily the hardest part of the day. I think that getting up in the morning is so difficult for so many reasons, especially now that it is colder outside and it is nice and warm under the blankets.
This morning I made plenty of bread and by the time I was finished baking the integral bread, half of the white bread was gone. Of course, I made a few other types of breads and now they just sit watching time pass.. uff.. one of these days I will understand the brains of the locals - or not! One man came in for "San Francisco Sourdough" bread the other day which I told him he could get today. From what I understand, this just means it is a bit more of the sour side, which is fine as that is how I keep my masa madre (starter for those of you who need to ketchup on my past posts). Not sure if he will come with the heavy rains, but, he will certainly pay 4 euros if he does :)
So, here is a rundown of what I baked today:
I would say it was a full day and I managed to complete everything in 11 hours. It is really hard doing it all alone. For the donuts I made two different glazes. For the empanadas I had to cook the filling. I also had to finely slice apples for some of the pastries, and dice more and precook to take advantage of the pectin for the other pastries.
I spoke with someone I met a few weeks ago, Laura, today. She is a professional baker and next week she is going to come and teach me how to make traditional ensaimadas. It takes more than one day, but baby steps is a good start. I am very thankful for this.
And, one of the owners of LoVegano came in to the bakery today and we had a really nice chat. Next week I will take them 6 donuts to try and if they like them, we are going to work on a relationship where I make them to order and deliver on Wednesdays. it means more work for me of course and the return of investment will be very low (with driving there and time) but, it is exposure. They were also kind enough to take a bunch of my postcards and business cards and they will toss them in customer bags .... I am so thankful for this. I really love how the vegan community is coming around and helping me get passed the first few months of being open.
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And.. I got a couple of nasty messages on instagram again today about how I am disgracing french baking. It is hard to believe this person has been attacking me for nearly 5 weeks now. It is funny, her bio on instagram has misspelled words, but I do not even point that out to her. Sometimes it hurts my feelings and other times, I just do my best to ignore it. You know, it is like anything in the world, we can hear 4000 compliments, but that one complaint always sticks out.
c'est la vie
Thank you so much for taking the time to read today's entry, I hope you enjoyed it and got something out of it. No real life lessons, but, perspective of my day.
#doeverythingwithlove
Today I got to the bakery early and did a lot of work. I like when I can get in early and get it done and yet, getting out of bed is easily the hardest part of the day. I think that getting up in the morning is so difficult for so many reasons, especially now that it is colder outside and it is nice and warm under the blankets.
This morning I made plenty of bread and by the time I was finished baking the integral bread, half of the white bread was gone. Of course, I made a few other types of breads and now they just sit watching time pass.. uff.. one of these days I will understand the brains of the locals - or not! One man came in for "San Francisco Sourdough" bread the other day which I told him he could get today. From what I understand, this just means it is a bit more of the sour side, which is fine as that is how I keep my masa madre (starter for those of you who need to ketchup on my past posts). Not sure if he will come with the heavy rains, but, he will certainly pay 4 euros if he does :)
So, here is a rundown of what I baked today:
White breads
Integral
Sourdough
Sundried tomato round loaf
Empanadas - round one - turned out yucky
Croissants
Puff pastry - made many different sorts
Empanadas - round two - more classical and tastes great
Donuts
I would say it was a full day and I managed to complete everything in 11 hours. It is really hard doing it all alone. For the donuts I made two different glazes. For the empanadas I had to cook the filling. I also had to finely slice apples for some of the pastries, and dice more and precook to take advantage of the pectin for the other pastries.
I spoke with someone I met a few weeks ago, Laura, today. She is a professional baker and next week she is going to come and teach me how to make traditional ensaimadas. It takes more than one day, but baby steps is a good start. I am very thankful for this.
And, one of the owners of LoVegano came in to the bakery today and we had a really nice chat. Next week I will take them 6 donuts to try and if they like them, we are going to work on a relationship where I make them to order and deliver on Wednesdays. it means more work for me of course and the return of investment will be very low (with driving there and time) but, it is exposure. They were also kind enough to take a bunch of my postcards and business cards and they will toss them in customer bags .... I am so thankful for this. I really love how the vegan community is coming around and helping me get passed the first few months of being open.
...
And.. I got a couple of nasty messages on instagram again today about how I am disgracing french baking. It is hard to believe this person has been attacking me for nearly 5 weeks now. It is funny, her bio on instagram has misspelled words, but I do not even point that out to her. Sometimes it hurts my feelings and other times, I just do my best to ignore it. You know, it is like anything in the world, we can hear 4000 compliments, but that one complaint always sticks out.
c'est la vie
Thank you so much for taking the time to read today's entry, I hope you enjoyed it and got something out of it. No real life lessons, but, perspective of my day.
#doeverythingwithlove
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