too many carbs for wedding week!

So I didn't think I would have any extra time for blogging this week, but I am way too antsy to sit still, and I was really excited about some of my pictures from the last week, so here they are!

In Ingredients class, we experimented with different flours again, and also with different types and amounts of fat in Honey Wheat Bread.  My group had the original recipe, and it turned out really yummy.

Then in Breads class, we made more bread, similar to last week with a lean dough recipe, but we got to try two new shapes, that I think turned out really pretty.

We also made focaccia bread, and my group ended up making two recipes because we made a mistake in the first.  I was really excited because we got to choose toppings for the focaccia (always fun to raid the fridge in a very well-stocked kitchen!), and when both of our doughs turned out okay, we got to choose two different combos. 

For the first one, we put the toppings on top like the original recipe called for, and then to switch it up on the other, we mixed the toppings inside the dough and formed it into loaves instead.  Needless to say, I ate a LOT of bread yesterday!  Between the bread baking and all of the different toppings that different groups were using, that kitchen smelled ah-mazing.

Oh and a quick follow-up from last week - I did go back and try that butter/almond cake recipe in cupcake form.  I ended up making a lemon-amaretto buttercream to frost them, but I couldn't really taste the amaretto.  Still, some of my favorite flavors and I really liked the combination.  I'll definitely use this recipe again when I am looking for something other than chocolate - not often, I know.