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Baking Bread
Recipe: - Ingredients: active yeast, warm water, bread flour, kosher salt -Steps: Mix together the flour, salt and yeast, then add warm water and mix. The “dough” will be very wet and sloppy, not kneadable at all – this is what you want! Cover with cling wrap then place it in a warm place (25 – 30°C / 77 – 86°F) for 2 hours. The dough will increase in volume by double or more, the surface will become bubbly and the dough will be wobbly, like jelly. 30 minutes before dough has risen, or while refrigerated dough is coming to room temperature, place dutch oven (cast iron pot) in the oven to preheat at 230°C/450°F. Scrape dough out of bowl onto floured work surface. It will be wet and sticky and that’s exactly what you want – because we will not be kneading it! In fact, you won’t even touch it with your hand. Use a dough scraper or anything of similar shape (spatula, cake server, or large knife) to fold the sides in so it roughly re...
Keep Your Trash
My whole group, Madison, Keegan, and myself participated in the discussion this week. The group discussion lasted from 3:45-4:15. A large realization my group had was that most of the trash we collected was packaging from the goods we bought. Furthermore, the packaging was in many cases larger than necessary, which in turn produced more waste. For instance, Madison shared a time when she ordered concealer from amazon, and the packaging was so large and unnecessary. We concluded that the items we had were mostly necessary and we couldn't really change the matter of the packaging ourselves due to this being an industry issue. In regard to my own trash collection, I noticed that there were many paper towels, napkins, and disposable plastic ware. In the future, I could turn turns more sustainable options and use towels, rags, and glassware. Lastly, Keegan gave good insight into our trash industry in the United States. He stated that the U.S. is first in trash production, yet does a v...