Hey! I baked with yeast for the first time today.
Yes, I'm overly excited, and yes, I used a chocolate bunny.
I'll admit it, it took me a lot longer to find this recipe than I thought it should - it was one of those recipes that I knew I'd seen somewhere but could not for the life of me find again.
So after Pinterest exploring, on a whim I found the recipe. It's from SortedFood, and the video actually made it easier, so I knew what to expect (considering this was the first time I had used yeast and really didn't know what to expect) at each of the stages. One thing that was mentioned but I didn't take (overly) seriously - just how sticky the mixture was. I mean, I floured the bench, I floured my fingers and hands, but it still stuck everywhere.
Rather than using dried apricots and chocolate chips as mentioned in the recipe (click the link above!), I destroyed an innocent Easter bunny (or not so innocent, the damn thing was made out of seriously cheap chocolate, and since I ate the leftovers I haven't been feeling well... I'm alright now though!) and located some frozen raspberries in the freezer.
One thing I did forget, was to do an egg wash over the top of the brioche. But it turned out brown enough, and all in all, it looks pretty. Pity I actually don't like how it tastes, haha, but my Mum loves it.
One thing I know for sure, I will definitely be baking with yeast again, it's so much fun!
See you Tuesday!

P.S. Tried another piece, heated up in the microwave. It's delicious hot!Labels: Cooking, excess Easter eggs