A Mini Loaf, a Teeny Egg & a Whole Lot of Sap

In preparation for the inclusion of artisan bread in this year's CSA baskets, I have been experimenting with different flavour combinations.  Today I worked on my coffee & cocoa rye bread.  It took longer to rise than I expected but the final product was gorgeous: a miniature rye loaf in a super chocolatey colour.

The hens decided that producing small things should be the theme of the day and so someone laid us this teeny, tiny egg.

Seamus is very excited to use both the special bread and egg in his breakfast tomorrow.

Maybe he is finally tired of eating popsicles and ice cream for every meal!  Or else, he just expects to be extra hungry in the morning from expending a whole bunch of energy this afternoon helping Daddy and Mr. Steve collect our first batch of maple sap.

Apparently the maple trees did not get the hens' memo that today was about small stuff - they have begun producing sap like crazy!  Out of the 30 taps we put in on Sunday, the guys collected 9 gallons of sap today.  They also added another 16 taps.  It looks like maple syrup season is in full swing here on Gael Glen Farm!

What do you think of coffee & cocoa rye french toast drizzled with fresh maple syrup for breakfast?  Any takers?  I bet Seamus will be on board.