Bialy do over 

Bialy do over

Well, after consulting with my mother, I decided that I had made them with 100% gluten instead of high gluten. Since the local store doesn't carry high gluten flour, I bought the highest gluten flour they carried (King Arthur) and mixed in Bob's pure gluten. The mix has a very different consistency. Checking the web, I find that there are all types of variations as to proportions of bread flour, normal flour, gluten, etc. I could have put in a bit more gluten than I did, but we will see how this batch turns out. They should certainly taste more like something made out of dough.

Meanwhile, work is an endless source of frustration. I would prefer to be a full time artist. Unfortunately, this country doesn't seem to be very supportive of artists, and it isn't something I can pull off yet.

Brought flowers as a surprise to my sweetie. She will discover them tomorrow morning. And if these bialy work out, well I will bring one too. The last set are, sadly, in the trash.