I have started decorating the whistles that I have ben making over the last year. I enjoy doing it a lot, but I find that I can only work for about two hours before I go mentally cross-eyed. The ladybugs are between two and three inches long. Decorating demands very fine brush work and wax to protect the decorated areas. This is the first finished one. I will have some better photos showing the bottoms and tops as a group.....what is the correct name for a bunch of ladybugs?
And now we come to bread. My last attempt at Cuban Bread sort of didn't work out as well as I would have liked. I"m fairly sure it's due two things.
1. I used too much yeast.....a brand that has 5/16 oz. in the envelope instead of 1/4 oz. ( I also stay away from rapid rise yeast.)
2. I added olive oil...not bad in itself, but I should have either cut the water or added more flour.
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| Berserk Cuban Bread, but still yummy! |
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| Cubam Bread as is should be |
5 - 6 Cups flour ( I always used unbleached all purpose King Arthur)
2 pks dry yeast ( should total 1/2 oz.)
1 Tbls. salt
2 Tbls. sugar
21/2 Cups hot water ( about 100 -110)
cornmeal and water