We are thinking maybe an egg-wash will produce the color we are looking for. For the next bake we are thinking maybe 16-32 loafs of each. After the oven gets hot enough, each bake takes about 30% more time, so we need to use hearth space as economically as possible.
Kathy is still by my side, tasting and helping and suggesting, only now she is an Executive chef with 35 years of cooking under her belt. Money is tight, business is slow, and my health is still in question, but life here is good!
While we were getting our oven heated and our bread dough ready, I put a pork shoulder with baby red potatoes and about 20 garlic cloves in an old iron Dutch oven in about two inches of chicken broth. As the fire was quite hot, I placed it just in the doorway. Right before our first bake, I took it inside and let it rest. When the baking was done we had supper, the pork was juicy and almost sweet, combined with the Country white just out of the oven with a schmear of organic sweet cream butter, a few cloves of the roasted garlic and a glass of Cabernet. It wasn’t fancy but WOW! Did it taste great!
The Columns are up on the Bakery pavilion and next week we go to beams and joists for the roof… photos to follow!
That is one nice sized oven. I miss your cooking show but have purchased a few of your cookbooks.
ReplyDeleteAlso, for the past 3 years, your Tortilla soup has been the main course for our christmas eve party. Even replaced the pork with chicken and still outstanding.
I hope you and your family have a wonderful holidays and hope you continue to feel better.
Thanks John We will be giving classes on making your own oven.
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