Bakery Day 93: Work and play and work

... ok, that title is a bit if click bait.. there was no play today, just work... I made breads and ensaimadas and croissants. Then I left the bakery and came home to do a few paperwork things. After that time, I went to ikea to buy two small simple couch like things (small enough they were in boxes that fit easily in my car). Then I came back to the bakery and constructed them. It was a great idea Sandy had and I am excited to now have them. They are not the most comfortable, but they are relaxing.

Tonight I only formed some croissants for tomorrow. I was really tired and since tomorrow is Wednesday, I decided to not push it much. So today was only a 13 hour day, feels like I cheated someone hahahaha...

Next Wednesday and Thursday are the last of the festivals for the year, but also the biggest. In fact, it is the biggest in all of Mallorca. So, we will have a LOT of work to do on Monday and Tuesday to prep, making lots of foods that are savory and sweet. I will use this time to try and recruit a couple of helpers too, we will need the help for sure!!

I am sorry I do not have any photos of the sofas, but maybe Sandy will take one, and if not, I will always try to remember. Tomorrow I will be very busy. In the morning I will not bake any bread but I will bake the croissants and make donuts. Then Sandy and I have three appointments in Palma in the afternoon, and when I return, if I have not been able to get everything ready for Thursday before we left, in the later evening I will have to prepare for Thursday.

I love the bakery
I love the bakery
I love the bakery
I love the bakery
...
my mantra!!

Thank you for reading this less than informative update today :)

#doeverythingwithlove

Comments

Closing in on ten months

And what a journey it has become!!! I don’t know what to say or where to direct my energy in this blog entry. Some of the content is a repeat of what I’ve said many times and some maybe different. The bakery continues to struggle to meet the ends and while there are more customers it does not seem to change many of the outcomes. I spend time looking at the costs versus the income and I see little in terms of gaps that can be tightened. Really... I want to give up! I want to close the doors and never look back. We were closed last week for multiple reasons, including the installation of an air conditioner. I felt it was absolutely necessary to have colder air when it starts getting hot outside. We were also supposed to do a festival on Sunday, but when I found out it was more about marketing than making money I decided against it. Yes, marketing would help, but I would have had to buy a table and then invest in the foods with my fingers crossed that I would sell everything. So, such is...

Bakery Day 19: Working smarter, not easier

Today I have been feeling extra sick. As I am writing this I am wet from perspiration, and weak. I knew this morning when I got up that I had to think smartly about the work I did today. I also knew, that I needed to focus my energy in a perfect way so that I do not weaken myself more. As with each morning, I start out with making white bread, 5kg of flour, 3500 of water, 100g salt, 120+g fresh starter, and 750g of masa madre (starter, sour dough starter)... while this is mixing I already have the croissants out of the refrigerator getting to room temperature and starting to rise and the oven is on. Funny thing about the croissants... two days in a row I forgot to glaze them before I started baking them. This is making me crazy that I keep forgetting this. I also had a small problem with the dough last night, the butter came through the dough two times. I really must find a way to focus more. Eugeni told me to get my dough to 5mm... wow.. i need a perfect temperature for this to happen...

Bakery Day 69: lots of baking

I was up early this morning so I went to the bakery just after five. Let me premise this by saying, when I get to the bakery I wash my hands and immediately start the first bread in the mixer. When I opened the refrigerator to gather the needed things (masa madre, fresh yeast, and cold water) I was treated to a surprise of a pitcher of soya milk and a few other things falling out. The milk went all over me and made a mess of the floor. Not my favorite start to the day! Once I got the mess in order, I moved on to baking: i made white breads, raisin breads, integral breads, a double order of brioche cinnamon rolls with icing. I made croissants, and the focaccia. By this time the cinnamon rolls sold out so I needed to make another bath of them. After some cleaning I then started on the tapas for this evening. First I baked crostini’s and then I made a puff pastry. After this I did some cooking to prepare. I made a garlic and spinach, a walnut pate to be served on the crostini with olives...

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