What am I to do with my bread machine?

Between bread and cakes, I’d rather have a pita.
Better still, an organic product.
Still, what am I to do with my bread machine?

My first memory of bread is a piece of it falling from my three years old tiny hands and my grandfather teaching me to pick it up and kiss it:
Bread is Holly.

Nowadays I’m supposed to eat food low in sodium.
The most perfect looking bread in a store has quite a large amount of sodium.

So what did I do a few years ago but go and invest in a bread machine?

I’ve just looked up the Amazon site for bread machines and it seems they’ve become much more sophisticated than the one sunning itself on my kitchen shelf.

It’s not that bad either: just pour in the water, flour, some milk, etc, push two buttons and turn your back on it for a couple of hours.

So why only the thought of going through these few motions makes me feel tired, and why do I end up again and again buying bread in the store (open your handbag, carry it home, finish it before you reach it… well I’m joking).

Some twelve years ago I saw the first bread machine in the house of friends in Washington DC. The baking aromas spread throughout the house, the bread tasted so good!
I made up my mind to buy one as soon as I’ll get home.
So now it stands on my shelf and looks at me with such reproachful eyes, I had to cover it with an embroidered cloth.

Now you see why I finish my pita on my way from the supermarket, before I reach home: Bread Machines are Holy.

Article Author: Corinna Hasofferett

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