Hit 100 loaves of bread baked from scratch this morning

I got into bread baking about 18 months ago after my neighbor gave me a jar of her sourdough starter. I never kept count at first, just baked whenever the mood hit. But last week I started adding up my bakes in my recipe notebook and realized I was at 96 loaves. So today I baked number 100 and it actually felt like a big deal. It was a simple white sandwich loaf, nothing fancy, but it came out perfect with that golden brown crust and soft crumb. I think the milestone meant more because I remember my first few loaves were flat and dense, like doorstops really. Now I can shape dough without even thinking about it. Has anyone else here tracked how many times you've made something and been surprised by the number?

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the_max13d ago

Look, I'm glad you're proud of yourself, but 100 loaves over 18 months is like 5 or 6 loaves a month. That's not exactly Olympic level dedication. Lots of people bake that much without making it a whole thing. You're just counting them and calling it a milestone. It's bread. It's flour and water. I'm not saying it's not nice to get better at something, but turning it into this big numbered achievement feels a little much for me. Your first loaves were bad, your latest are better, good for you. That's called practice, not a record.

the_sam13d agoTop Commenter

That's actually more like a loaf every 3 days, not 5 or 6 a month.