When we have a home cooked meal that we are really excited about...usually there is Porridge Bread involved. I must admit I have never made the recipe. I am not much of a baker...and I have the patience of the typical male. Which brings me to my loving Wife Chistrina. When we were first going together in St.Andrews by-the-Sea she surprised me one night with her Grandmother's Bread....that was it...I was hooked!! Not only was I hooked on the Bread...but I was falling in Love with her. Who takes the time to make their own bread now days.She did...and it paid off!!
In a Global Village where we can buy Artisan Bread at any local Grocery Store...or throw a bunch of ingredients into a gizmo (Bread Maker) and Voila...Bread an hour later. Not many people take the time to make Hand Made Bread. This may be because it is more a science than an art form. There is no winging it when it comes to making a a loaf. Most people have encountered some sort of disaster when it comes to the process....not measuring correctly...not letting it rise properly...generally just not following the Mad Scientist's Formula and Experiment to a T. I am one of those people that would rather buy a French Baguette than make it.
