Because every skill is useful somewhere, sometime.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Attack of the Mutant Challah!
Here is a challah that I made from scratch over 4th of July weekend. I think it's pretty good for a first try. It grew weirdly on one end & looks like a mutated manatee. It tasted nice, if a little too sweet.
Lovely! You just had a bubble of happy yeast is all - knead the dough a bit more before braiding to make sure all of the bubbles are popped, and sometimes it will just happen anyway. I'm sure I'll have a few like that when I get into challah on my new job.
Once upon a time there were two sisters, living states apart, trying to describe their craft projects to each other over the phone. We had this wonderful idea, “we’ll start a blog, we can post pictures of all the things we’re knitting!”
We were talking about our motivations for acquiring these skills, so anachronistic in a time of knitting machines and ready-to-wear clothing. A sentiment echoed by both of us: “you know, I really just learn to do all of these things so that in the event of the collapse of civilization, I will have skills that will help me survive.” And we knew we weren't the only ones.
With that, we present you with: Crafting for the Apocalypse.
So let’s get to work!
2 comments:
I think it looks great for your first try...from what I heard the braiding takes a little practice. The coloring looks very nice. I am proud of you!
Lovely! You just had a bubble of happy yeast is all - knead the dough a bit more before braiding to make sure all of the bubbles are popped, and sometimes it will just happen anyway. I'm sure I'll have a few like that when I get into challah on my new job.
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