And also banana bread…
I used those wonderfully ripe bananas for a quick bread. It is in the oven now. I let Ada help with the baking tasks because it involves no knives and the only heat source is in the shut oven. She always, always wants to break the eggs. Once, I helped her break the eggs, but the rest of the time, I distract her with another task while I break the eggs. Tonight I decided to go ahead and let her try to break an egg by herself. She does a great job cracking the egg–gently enough that the shell cracks without the egg breaking. I stressed to her three times to crack the egg over the bowl. She puts it over the bowl, but then her arms draw back as she squeezes the bejeezus out of the egg. It ran down the front of the dishwasher, half landing on the stool she was standing on and half on the floor.
She helped me clean it up, and then we went back to her cracking the shell, me breaking the egg, and her lightly beating it with a fork. She’ll learn eventually. She did a great job of mixing up the dry ingredients and mashing the bananas.
My sandwich loaf is cool. I sliced a piece for Mac and I. I may never buy sandwich bread again*. I also couldn’t find my metal loaf pan, so I tried the silicone one. The crust came out great. My only small complaint is with the loaf size. It is slightly too wide for my toaster. I’d like to find different pans and a recipe for two smaller loafs. Or one longer, skinnier loaf. In the meantime, I’ll have to slice the piece in half.
*Except that I might. I get tired. Or lazy.
…or get a bigger toaster.
To do that, I’d have to get a toaster oven, and while *I’d* like one, my counterspace wouldn’t.
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,389649,00.html
How does that give me more countertop space? Unless it also doubles as a toaster.
Helps you select a different counter space, which can then be more.