Baking Bread and Keeping Cool Camp

Hard at work

     Today was my Baking Bread and Keeping Cool camp.  It was a one day camp where the girls sewed a potholder and a hot mitt while also baking bread.

     We started in the morning with the potholder.  The girls layered batting with InsulaBrite and a backing fabric.  They then sewed on strips of fabric, quilting as they went.   After a bit of sewing we went into the kitchen to start on the bread.

Loren

      They measured the ingredients into gallon bags, closed them up and smushed the contents until they were all mixed.  Then a bit of kneading and into the loaf pans to rise.

Veronica

     Then back to the sewing where they finished their potholders and started on their hot mitts.  With a quick break to put the loaves in the oven it was back to sewing.  Another break to take out their loaves, my they smelled yummy and more sewing time.

Ellie

     Then it was finally time to taste their bread!  They enjoyed fresh baked bread with butter followed by cherries picked right off our tree.  Then a mad scramble to finish their hot mitts.  With a bit of help from me, all done.  Upset with myself that I didn't get pictures of their loaves of bread, they looked wonderful.  The girls said next year they want to learn to make pie.  Hmm, maybe with the cherries from the other tree??