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Baking Bread

Early morning in half light setting out to bake some bread getting out the tools all need shining steel and burning heat 6 quart mixer of heavy weight shining bowls of stainless steel spinning hooks of the enamel white heavy motor of ozone stink hardened glass and red thermometers measuring cups of precision use machine ground wheat of brown and white salt of sea and golden butter glasses of water heated just right packets of yeast poured with in golden honey from wild flowers mix together and set to bubble steel cups filled with white flour even smooth with knife for butter poured into the spinning hook spinning in an orbital pattern adding both salt and butter spinning till as smooth as satin adding then the brown wheat flour turning till it ascend like a ladder pouring out on floured counter kneading with fingers lightly floured shaped to fit the loaf tins waiting there to rise with yeast breathing oven heated to medium hot filled with steam for the crust baked until a golden brown with the kitchen aroma filling new fresh bread hot from oven set aside to finish breathing then to slice for the eating covered with butter and golden honey

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