Hi, It's been awhile. A busy time in our lives, up early and late to bed with many hours of hard but rewarding work in between. Canadian Thanksgiving is the Monday after the first weekend in October and it's always a busy time for any bakery. Other than apple galettes and braided Challah we made nothing out of the ordinary, we just focused on our regular bread line and the pizzas and cookies that augment our offerings. It all flew out the door as folks came early and bought up everything we had. We went home exhausted but very fulfilled, that's what the good side of baking can do for you. The flip side is that you go home exhausted but disappointed from whatever didn't turn out so well- a failed batch of bread that just lay there on the hearth and refused to rise, or burnt cookies, or even a customer that you couldn't please, it all adds up. Fortunately, things turned out well. Post Thanksgiving there's always a downturn, so it's been quieter in the weeks since. But no complaints, we are busy making plans for Christmas baking. I have always loved the traditional sweet goods associated with Christmas, like Fruit Cake, Plum Pudding, Gingerbread and Stöllen...so, that's what it will be. I'm going to lay in some supplies for all this stuff and get to work, you need to get things baked well in advance so they have a chance to age (meaning you soak everything generously in booze/butter/sugar/suet) In the meantime here are the latest pics.
Ciao baby...
Ciao baby...
