Baking Day

I'm determined to get the most space possible out of my tiny little kitchen. We've already omitted the microwave, coffee pot, and toaster. All that's left is a toaster oven and the Vita Mix (which ain't goin nowhere cause that things amazin). And, the bread machine. So I came up with the brilliant idea of having a baking day. Instead of using the bread machine everyday or every other day, I can store it in the pantry and just bring it out once a week. Another perk is that I won't have to keep refilling my flour container! The bread can be frozen or refrigerated to stay fresh. I had fun doing it, and figure adding baking to my Monday laundry day will work out nicely since I'm home all day anyways.

These are the nine loaves I made on my first baking day. After the bread cools, I slice it up with my handy bread slicer and store them in plastic one gallon baggies that I reuse. I like making one and two pound loaves for different purposes.  The one pounders are a great size for the kid's school lunches, and two pound loaves are nice and big for the hubby's sandwiches, and also making toast..or french toast, one of our favs.