Chapter 90 - Bread Making…Autumn Is But A Moment
I need a tool that will turn wheat into flour.
What exactly?
Come to think of it, it should be a mortar….or a stone mill like on the TV.
I want to make it but….let’s do that once I have time.
Let’s use magic again.
Hnn? One eye….Maa, if you’re just going to watch, there shouldn’t be any problem.
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Using the balance, I prepare one part of water and one part of water.
I prepared the natural yeast the same amount as the water.
I also prepared 1/10th amount of sugar and a pinch of salt.
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I warmed the water a little, added sugar and kneaded it with natural yeast.
If I leave it for a while, pre-fermentation begins.
Add flour and salt and knead.
If it is watery, add a little flour and see how it goes.
I’m kind of proud of how well it turned out.
For some reason, the one eye poked the dough…but that’s not a problem.
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Now put them together and knead them.
Kneading dough is a lot of work, isn’t it?
I’d like to do it with magic but….let’s just work hard.
I knead and knead and knead.
I knead until there’s no more visible flour.
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The surface is smooth.
It looks like I’ve achieved my target.
One eye, don’t poke it.
Next, cover the dough with a wet cloth and let it ferment.
It takes around six hours for the dough to be twice as big.
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In the meantime, I helped with harvesting.
The vegetables that the farming corps planted on a small scale have been growing.
And they are growing so fast!
….I’ve never seen this crop before.
They have an eerie color but they should be okay.
I help with the dismantling and play a little with the amoebas and the fermentation ends.
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Seeing how it swelled feels great.
I knead it once again, roll the dough, cover it with a wet cloth, and let it ferment again.
28 degrees Celsius should be the best fermenting temperature but I don’t have a thermometer here so I can only rely on how I feel.
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I put the bread dough on the rock rack I had prepared and put my hand in it to adjust the temperature inside.
The one eye did the same….what are you checking?
…..I better not mind it.
I set the temperature to what I thought was okay, put the cover, and left it for two hours.
I don’t have a clock so I’ll just feel it too.
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When I checked, I confirmed that it’s bulging out.
I put the dough on a baking plate, cover it with a wet cloth, and let it ferment again.
After waiting for 45 minutes, I put it in the heated pizza oven for 10 minutes.
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My first bread is crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
And honestly speaking, it was delicious.
I didn’t even think that I’d succeed since I’m already prepared to do this several more times.
I’m glad that no flour was wasted.
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The one eye lifted the baked bread…look at it back and forth…what are you doing.
I stared at it but it handed me the bread and left.
What was that?
Is it curious….no, I don’t think that’s possible.
Let’s just enjoy the bread now since it has been a while since I’ve eaten one.
A large group of spiderlings and antlings came.
Everyone enjoyed their little share.
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—Scene Change—
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I was enjoying my pleasant days and then, I noticed that it was cold.
I feel like autumn is but a moment.
Is that how it is in this world?
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The three eyes brought me long-sleeved clothes. Some of which looked like jackets with fur sewn inside.
During summer, most of my clothes were blue but as it started to get colder, orange-colored clothes started to increase.
It gives off a seasonal feeling.
I think it’s better not to think about where they got their fashion information.
….You have better taste than me….but I don’t care!
Too bad, there’s no one I can show them to.
No, I’m not giving up yet….
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—Scene Change—
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Freshly baked bread in the morning.
I had a hunch but it was more moist and fluffy than the one I baked….delicious.
So that’s why it’s curious!