Bread.....bread and more bread!

So this bread machine has been quite a hit with us. We've made 5 loaves in 1 week (ouch on the carbs.......but its been a tasty new toy!!)

Abby loves being included in the ingredient preparing, and eating of course.

Today was busy, Abby had a swim lesson this morning, then we headed straight to the gym for mommy time, and back home for lunch/naps. Then I got right into my next batch, Challah! I found a recipe online and made the dough in the machine, then took it out after the kneading process, braided it, let it rise, and 20 minutes later in the oven......voila! VERY tasty too! Nice and doughy and soft in the center!

After that came out of the bread machine I put in my ingredients for loaf #2 today, Cheddar Beer Bread; except I replaced the beer with ginger ale (imagine that.....no beer in our house). Even though I added double the cheese than called for in the recipe, you'd hardly know there was cheese in it. But BOY did it come out fluffy and delicious! Mike gave it high marks! 

So today's count.....2 loaves of bread & 3 loads of laundry & 2 trips to the gym for me!! 

(hopefully that counteracts some of my bread intake :)