So, I'm rather excited about this!
I have a new job! I have started working at a lovely little bakery called The Baker Extraordinaire! It's a small very homey bakery that grinds their own wholewheat flour and makes wonderful fresh bread, muffins, scones, cookies, and pies, as well as some seasonal things. The baking is done fresh every day, so what ever you go pick off the shelf will be really yummy.
I've worked 4 shifts there and absolutely love it. The owner arrives in the wee hours of the morning and gets the bread all on the go, and by the time I arrive in the morning I can smell the wonderful smell of baking bread wafting down the street. Is that not the best smell in the world? When I walk in the door there is such a homey feel to the place that I feel like I am stepping into someones kitchen. I just love it.
I have so much to learn, but so far I am learning to make the muffins, scones, and pies among other things such as making up the mixes and prep.Soon we will be starting Thanks Giving and then it's Christmas Baking!
Yesterday I made my first ever Pumpkin Pies. I've never bothered making them before. Instead usually just have a slice at my Mom's or something like that. For some reason, Mission Pumpkin Pie has always kind of scared me... Well, people, no more! It wasn't so bad to make after all. The hardest part was getting it to the oven without spilling it.
I also made Mixed Berry Pecan Muffins, Cranberry Scones, Apple Pie, Apple Crumble, Blueberry Pie, Strawberry Rhubarb Pie, Mixed Berry Pie, and Peach Pie.... never made so many different pies in a day in my life! Right now, I am feel like I am rather slow, but I hope with time and practice I can pick it up. We use a dough roller to get the dough to the right thicknesses. The pie dough is rolled back and forth on this sort of conveyor belt thing making it thinner with each passing. You need to hit a start button and send it thought to the other side... then hit a stop button before it falls of the end of the conveyor... then back through to the other side. Back and forth... start button, stop button, start button, stop button. A different start button for each side depending on which way you are sending he dough. My fear is hitting the wrong button and sending the dough flying off the end. So far it's only happened once. Yay for the dough roller!
Anyways, I'm really enjoying working there... it's kind of a dream thing for me. The owner is wonderful and are the coworkers and so far the customer base coming in are really nice.
I'm sure I'll be talking more about my job as time goes on.
Here's a link to their website. Check it out!
http://www.engr.mun.ca/~brianclaus/bakerex/index.html
I have a new job! I have started working at a lovely little bakery called The Baker Extraordinaire! It's a small very homey bakery that grinds their own wholewheat flour and makes wonderful fresh bread, muffins, scones, cookies, and pies, as well as some seasonal things. The baking is done fresh every day, so what ever you go pick off the shelf will be really yummy.
I've worked 4 shifts there and absolutely love it. The owner arrives in the wee hours of the morning and gets the bread all on the go, and by the time I arrive in the morning I can smell the wonderful smell of baking bread wafting down the street. Is that not the best smell in the world? When I walk in the door there is such a homey feel to the place that I feel like I am stepping into someones kitchen. I just love it.
I have so much to learn, but so far I am learning to make the muffins, scones, and pies among other things such as making up the mixes and prep.Soon we will be starting Thanks Giving and then it's Christmas Baking!
Yesterday I made my first ever Pumpkin Pies. I've never bothered making them before. Instead usually just have a slice at my Mom's or something like that. For some reason, Mission Pumpkin Pie has always kind of scared me... Well, people, no more! It wasn't so bad to make after all. The hardest part was getting it to the oven without spilling it.
I also made Mixed Berry Pecan Muffins, Cranberry Scones, Apple Pie, Apple Crumble, Blueberry Pie, Strawberry Rhubarb Pie, Mixed Berry Pie, and Peach Pie.... never made so many different pies in a day in my life! Right now, I am feel like I am rather slow, but I hope with time and practice I can pick it up. We use a dough roller to get the dough to the right thicknesses. The pie dough is rolled back and forth on this sort of conveyor belt thing making it thinner with each passing. You need to hit a start button and send it thought to the other side... then hit a stop button before it falls of the end of the conveyor... then back through to the other side. Back and forth... start button, stop button, start button, stop button. A different start button for each side depending on which way you are sending he dough. My fear is hitting the wrong button and sending the dough flying off the end. So far it's only happened once. Yay for the dough roller!
Anyways, I'm really enjoying working there... it's kind of a dream thing for me. The owner is wonderful and are the coworkers and so far the customer base coming in are really nice.
I'm sure I'll be talking more about my job as time goes on.
Here's a link to their website. Check it out!
http://www.engr.mun.ca/~brianclaus/bakerex/index.html
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