Eat this Now (Because You Have to): Terrible Homemade Bread – Kansas City Pitch

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Making bread at home conjures romantic images of flour-dusted aprons and satisfying bready smells wafting through the house. You have the stuffflour, water, even a little bit of much-prized yeast thats been sitting around for probably years since the last time you tried this. You mix, you knead (or turn the task over to a mixer), rise, and stick it into the oven. You are awesome. You are excellent at endless stay-at-home survivalism. It even looks like halfway decent breadand you did it yourself!

Then you cut into it oh. Thats why we dont do this. Girl, this bread is DENSE. Gummy. Thick. Gluey. Tasteless. Gross. It is plain bad, but it will (probably) get eaten, somewhat miserably. Half will go to the dog. Gratefully, there are still bakers out there doing their thing, and thats where you (I) will go next time. Ibis Bakery, the king of KC breadmakers, is offering curbside at Black Dog Coffee and at Messenger Cafe. Farm to Market, also excellent, is available both at grocery stores and via their website, and if youre so motivated, you can pick up James Beard-nominated Taylor Petrahns bread at 1900 Barker in Lawrence if you order online. Go with theirs. It is much better than yours. Yours sucks.

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