February 21 - The Yeast Beast

After writing yesterday's blog, I decided to indulge in a spot of cooking to honour the mid-point of Lammas (the season of bread-making!) but also to use up some eggs and bananas.

I was very excited to be in the kitchen and to be exploring this side of my domestic capacity.  I prefer to use gluten-free flour and began creating my own recipe for Banana Bread.  In hindsight, I can see this was my first error in judgement!

I happily put flour, eggs, water, milk, bananas and cinnamon together in a bowl.  As I prepared to put the mixture into my bread-maker, I remembered the yeast! Oh yes! Yeast!  I needed to put in yeast.  Hmm... how much though?  I decided one teaspoon of yeast should go in... and then another.  Excellent! The mixture smelt divine!

I filled the container for the bread-maker and set it to bake.  Off I went to continue my domestic bliss and create a couple of dozen banana muffins.

Something caught my awareness so I turned towards the breadmaker.  My banana bread had mutated into something from the 50s horror movie The Blob.  It oozed over the sides, pushed up the lid and was trying to take over the world (i.e. my kitchen)!

With a scream of horror, I chose my weapon of choice - a spoon and a mixing bowl. I attacked with fervour and valour - scooping up spoonfuls of the goo and placing it in the bowl.  It continued to grow and expand.  Turning off the machine, I decided to create a containment area for the goo by placing it into two separate bread tins.

I quickly placed them into the oven and turned up the heat - I was going to contain that beast with heat!  After an hour of pacing in front of the oven, the beeper went off. I opened the door : hey presto!  Banana Bread.

Let me just say that it was divine!  *giggles*  I contained the Yeast Beast! (next time, I'll use a recipe!)

Namaste