Remember at the beginning of the pandemic when flour and yeast were scarce? Btw, is this pandemic thing still going on or not? Who knows, right?!
Anyway, I found a jar of yeast, very close to expiring, at the back of the fridge when I was cleaning and reorganizing it recently. I don’t normally buy yeast in such a big quantity since I keep a sourdough starter alive at all times.
I must have pounced on it when I saw it while thinking bleak thoughts of an apocalypse. Okay, maybe not that severe, but the fact that I decided to buy so much yeast says it all about the uncertainty of the moment. We’ve come so far… Things are looking quite normal these days, at least where I live.
Back to the yeast… my bread-making has reverted to the pre-sourdough and pre-pandemic methods. Instant yeast and quick proofing and all that. It’s convenient and the bread turns out really good.
So it IS possible to make excellent crusty bread even without lengthy proofing. The loaf up there ↑ was done in about 3 hours, start to finish, with minimal kneading. No lie. It was inhaled by the family in record time.
If you’re in “knead” of the recipe, I have it up on this page → Crusty Low-Knead Bread
Now, It’s Features Time!
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Thanks for your time and work to host this party. I am honored and excited to see my polenta rounds featured!! Thank you very much. Hope your weekend is absolutely amazing!
You’re welcome, Helen. The polenta rounds sound amazing. My family would absolutely love them! Thanks so much for sharing. Have a fabulous weekend. XO
The pandemic is still alive & thriving Angie with all of its variants but governments are now more lax when it comes to lock downs & restrictions.
As the majority of the world’s population is vaccinated they’re counting on herd immunity to keep most people from dying.
And are desperate to get their economies back to some semblance of normalcy.
Blessings, Jennifer
You’re right, Jennifer. CDC just announced the end of social distancing. Coupled with the end of mask mandate, which happened months ago, it pretty much took away any restrictions. But there are still 100K + cases everyday, if you’re to believe the reporting. I guess Covid is here to stay and hopefully, as you pointed out, we can achieve herd immunity.
I love popping in here for the party. Thank you for hosting! I brought PAN SEARED CHICKEN W\with LEMON WINE SAUCE, MEXICAN COBB SALAD WITH JALAPENO RANCH DRESSING & BUTTERMILK FUDGE BROWNIE CAKES. I always find such inspiring ideas and recipes. I hope you have a FANTASTIC week
Thanks, Tamy! I love Cobb salad, Mexican Cobb salad sounds even better!
Thanks for the feature! And I feel like there’s always something that’s hard to find still. I’m sure canned pumpkin will have yet another shortage this year!!!
Really? I’d better get a move on and buy canned pumpkin when I see it!
And you’re welcome ?