One of the things I love most about blogging is hearing back from friends, family and my readers about how they tried something in their own kitchens. Maybe even if it didn’t turn out as well as they had hoped, I love that people are trying to cook more on their own and that they’re challenging themselves to do something they might not usually try.

I realize that yeast bread falls into the category of one of those things that some people just won’t try. Yeast can be scary and I think that some bakers even enjoy perpetuating the thought that you have to possess some amazing talent to be able to produce beautiful loaves of bread. I promise you it’s not as scary as you might think.

I spent an evening a week or so ago with a group of girls from the ages of 12-18 at our church teaching them how to bake bread. I was honored that they asked me to come as I know there are many other able bakers in our church congregation. It was so much fun though, and I was so glad they invited me to join them. The girls were more than willing to jump in and get their hands dirty(literally) and although we didn’t bake any of the bread that they mixed while we were there that night, I heard that they had some great results at home. I hope that they’ll continue