Harvest bread-making: the Wisbech and North Nene Parishes Mothers' Union gets kneading
Well it's been a long time since there has been a blog, but it has been a really busy summer. It's now time to catch up with all that has been going on. This Harvest-time, the Ladies and Gentleman of the Wisbech & North Nene Parishes Mothers' Union decided to make some harvest loaves to celebrate the harvest home. The trusted "bread-in-a-bag" approach was employed so minimise the mess and maximise the success. This involves adding all the dry ingredients to a (strong, zip-locked) bag, then adding the water and the oil and kneading it in the bag. The loaf can then be left to prove in the bag, "knocked back" and given a second rise and then baked for the perfect lunch time accompaniment. Here they all ready to get going.... ....and the group hard at work. Kneading bread also allows for catching up on the gossip so good multi-tasking Each bag carried with it the Mothers' Union Harvest prayer so that each loaf felt special. And here is the end res