Sasha's first taste of rye bread

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dmsnyder on 30 Nov 2009 at 21:41

Jewish Sour Rye, eh?

Hmmmm ....

Say, this isn't bad!

You did say there's more, didn't you?

Who asked why I bake?

David

I love that first shot where she's inspecting the crumb.

A very bright and darling young lady, David.

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weavershouse on 1 Dec 2009 at 06:34

So much to be thankful for at this time, especially a new generation of bread lovers. lol

She is adorable.

weavershouse

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Marni on 1 Dec 2009 at 08:26

I love how she's investigating it step-by-step. Darling!

Marni

I think your grand-daughter has very good taste. Picture # 3..looks like strong family resemblance to your avatar!

Betty

Sasha, like her 3 year old big sister, is very discriminating and very decisive. She really did enjoy the rye bread - after due consideration, it did meet her high standards.

With two cognitive neuroscientists with Ph.D's from Cornell as parents, she came by her smarts legitimately.

David

and I do see a family resemblance.  Last photo she might be thinking...How about some rye teething biscuits, Grandpa!    Thanks for sharing, David!

Sylvia

My son's name is Sasha, and he also enjoys a variety of whole-grain home-made breads, which, I must say, are not even close to being as glorious as your loaves.  He loves dough, too, and has a whole vocabulary around bread-making.  I love to watch him taste new flavors in bread, and can imagine how rewarding seeing your granddaughter eat every last crumb must have been for you. 

Kroha

I really get a thrill when others enjoy my bread. When I see a little one like Sasha relish it, it's extra special.

I'm still waiting for one of my sons, their wives or a grandchild to ask to make bread with me. <sigh>

David

Hey David,

Christmas around the corner.  How about a card, beatiful picture of one of your breads with the invitation to teach the recipient how to make that bread. 

:-Paul

Hi Paul,

My kids (and their wives) are well aware both of my obsession with bread making and my desire to infect them with it. They know they have a standing invitation to bake with me.

Be that as it may, I like your idea of a card.

Happy baking!

David

I am not sure about your sons or their wives, but kids will probably just jump in one day if/when they see you making bread. Judging by the age of your kids, they are too young to really understand what it means that you bake bread unless they are seeing it. My 3-year old twins, of whom Sasha is one, see me in the kitchen all the time working with dough, and sometimes they will just come up and repeat what I am doing. They will pat down dough if I am doing that. They will poke it and taste it. They will play with seeds. Other times they will just watch. You could give your granddaughters a piece of dough to play with like play dough while you are making bread. I think at that age it would count towards making bread with you :) If, as you said, they are decisive, they will certainly show you what they want to do. My daughter recently spent about an hour playing with sunflower seeds, just taking them out of the bowl one at a time and putting them back. I would never imagine that she would enjoy that. I also found that I can never plan these things with my kids, they just happen when all the stars align -- I am making bread, they are awake and come into the kitchen rather than play with their toys, etc. I hope you get to enjoy some fun in the kitchen with them soon! On the other hand, I would love to make bread with someone as accomplished as you are, but no one I know, let alone anyone in my family, makes bread. Life is just not fair! :) Kroha