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My neighbor walked into my kitchen and asked if I was making 'scorched earth' bread
Last Saturday I tried a new rye loaf recipe and left it in the oven 15 minutes too long while I got caught up on laundry. The top came out black and cracked, smoke everywhere, the whole kitchen smelled like burnt tires. My neighbor from two doors down came over to check the smoke alarm and just stared at the loaf on the counter. He said "you making some kind of modern art bread or what?" and I couldn't even argue. Has anyone else had a baking disaster turn into a weird conversation with a neighbor?
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claire_gibson1mo ago
Three weeks ago I pulled a banana bread out that looked like a burnt brick I found on a construction site once, and my upstairs neighbor knocked on the door holding a fire extinguisher. She asked if I was trying to recreate the Great Chicago Fire in my toaster oven, and honestly I just handed her a spatula and said "you want first slice?" The saddest part is the inside was actually perfect, all fluffy and sweet, but the outside was pure charcoal, so I spent the next hour sawing off the crust like I was carving a ham. The neighbor ended up eating three pieces and now she knocks every Saturday to see what disaster I'm cooking up next. I've decided burnt bread is just my signature move, better than being the lady who sets off the alarm with no payoff.
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wendy62829d ago
...and honestly that neighbor deserves a medal for turning your kitchen disaster into a whole bit. The scorched earth thing is hilarious because my rye loaf did the exact same thing, black on top, raw in the middle, and my neighbor just said "smells like a campfire in a coal mine." I think the real lesson here is that neighbors smell smoke and immediately assume we're either terrible cooks or genius performance artists. Either way, free bread for the brave ones, right?
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