Baking break

I've got the breads at places I can relax. One loaf of challah is fermenting, two loaves of focacia are on their first rising. And a lovely batch of pumpkin bread with chocolate chips mini-loaves are already in the oven.

Feet are up and I am thankful.

You can always tell when I'm baking

The house smells amazing and the dogs are stretched out in various "I'm hungry" poses at each entrance of the kitchen. Poor mutts. It looks like we haven't fed them in weeks, they are so incredibly pitiful.

I'd feel bad for them, except they're coming with us to Thankgsiving at the Macks.

The pumpkin bread turned out wonderful, perhaps with a bit too many chocolate chips. :)

The focacia looks good, used a new recipe and not sure if we're going to keep it or go back to the Simple Focacia recipe I adore.

The Challah is in the oven now, in a lovely bird shape coated with egg batter and kosher salt. Smells divine. Had to tent it, but that's not so unusual for challah. Fifteen more minutes to go!