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A bread lesson for the Loretto Sisters

7/18/2012

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During my recent visit to St. Louis I stayed with the Loretto Sisters in Webster Groves.  Their Sr. Maragaret was the blood sister of our Fr. John, and I used to stay with them during taping sessions for Breaking Bread.  The kitchen manager of their food service asked for a bread lesson, so we assembled to make a basic roll dough and to shape it in various ways.  As you can see, her slab braids turned out especially nice.  Surprisingly, none of the sisters were interested in getting their hands in the dough--I'll have to work on that!
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Jeff Elder
7/18/2012 06:22:01 am

Lovely!
Well maybe "Autolyse" -- letting it rest 15-20 min then 5-7 minutes of kneading - wouldn't have to knead so much?
But the fun of feeling the little "soft marbles" in the dough before it smooths out is soooo cool!
I like music with the kneading sometimes... OOhh maybe some Gregorian Chants to go with it. Sea chanties work too, ones with a good rope pulling tempo.

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Marcia Wheeler
7/26/2012 02:22:26 pm

Don't understand the not wanting to get their hands in the dough. I love doing that. No matter the outside temps-bread is still made every week.

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