Patty Cake

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's...four year old?  Today Seamus baked his first loaf of bread by himself!

He measured, mixed, let it rise, stretched, folded, shaped, let it rise and baked.  All like a pro. 

Alistair provided encouragement in the form of adorable baby smiles.

No kneading by hand for this guy.

Ready to put it in the "rising machine". 
Seamus could not wait all day for it to rise at room temperature.

Mrs. Cheryl came by for a visit and to lend Seamus some moral support during his big bake.

 

I guided the steps gently but Seamus did everything himself
except score the loaf with the lame and put it in the oven.

He is SO proud.

Going into the oven.

Coming out of the oven.  Beautiful.

I am incredibly proud of my little baker man, though not nearly as proud as he was of himself.  #lifeskills #nextgeneration

With Seamus baking our daily bread, I was able to turn my loaf into pizza crust for a yummy dinner.