So I started using Sunday's buttermilk bread this morning making PBJ for my wife - only to discover it's got clumpy spots (see one up toward the top left?). I must say, this is the first time this has ever happened to me - though I know exactly what's going on. It seems the dough didn't get mixed well enough and the yeast didn't distribute evenly. So now I have to think what I could have done. Maybe pour in the buttermilk more slowly? There was a lot of it, after all. On another note, I got a hankering for scones yesterday and put out a call for a quick recipe - and got one from my youngest sister this morning! So now I might be making some after I get home tonight. Yum! My sister says the trick is to cut in the butter with a stand mixer. The problem is, we don't have a stand mixer at home. Will a regular beater work as well? What do you think? And do you have a recipe for scones, or biscuits, to share? I found another great bread quote from Miguel Ce...
... I make the bread.