My first real attempt at baking bread...
About two months ago, I decided I wanted to try baking bread. I began perusing allrecipes.com, a site I have begun using quite extensively since I really began cooking a lot a half year ago. I found a recipe for "Amish White Bread", and as it had good reviews, I decided to try it, just for a sandwhich bread. It went very well, considering the fact that I hadn't really taken much time to learn about bread baking. After the bread had undergone its first rise, I discovered that the outside of the risen dough was a little dry. After it had proofed, the outside of t