Attempt at Homemade Bread

Hey friends,

Do you remember the nursey rhyme "Patty cake, patty cake"? This is one of the verses:

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man.

Bake me a cake as fast as you can;

Roll it up, roll it up;

And throw it in a pan!

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man.

Simple right...
My friend Mary and I also thought that homemade wheat bread would be simple to make too. Umm...we were wrong.

                            

 Getting all the ingredients together was simple enough. Nothing too scary yet.

 Dough made and ready for the first process of kneading...this is where things became a bit scary :)

 We kneaded that dough...and we kneaded that dough...and we kneaded that dough!!!

 We threw it in a pan and waited...

 YEAH!!! It doubled in size, just like it was suppose to. We were thrilled!

It didn't even cool down before almost all of it was gone. It was delicious! I have to say though, the whole process took about 3 hours and involved a bit of sweat, but thankfully no tears :)
The smell of homemade bread is so comforting and making it was fun. However, Mary and I have decided that a bread machine is something that we both want to invest in for our future kitchens.
Until the next adventure...