Rainy days are good for making bread.

Well, the plan, when I woke up enough to have one, was to start bread dough, then go to the laundromat and grocery store while it rose, then have a very productive day. That didn't work out - I started the dough, got dressed, gathered up my laundry, went to the door, and discovered that it was pouring. (I also had a fight with my flour, but that's neither here nor there, and I cleaned it up now.) But yeah, rain... Not exactly conducive to carrying back fluffy, freshly dried, lovely-smelling clothing. So I decided to stay in.

Pictured: FABULOUSNESS.

Seriously, though, this bread is pretty much perfect. Sweet, soft, fluffy, chewy. Even the crust is right - crunchy enough to be yummy on the sides, soft enough to cut easily on the top. The one thing I am slightly disappointed about is that I thought I used way too much garlic and rosemary, and it turns out I didn't use nearly enough - I can barely taste it.

I wish I had measured - I know I added some more sugar and olive oil this time, and used a bit less yeast, plus two cloves of minced garlic and some rosemary, but the rest of the recipe is pretty much gone. But omg, anyway, yum. And I have some more of the dough waiting in the fridge, since I made a bigger batch this time.

Downside of today: I discovered that my soupy vegetably rice thing does not do so well in the fridge. Bleh. But it's still edible, so I'll still eat it.