Taking Suggestions

   Market day went pretty well. My last two were really slow and I ended up taking loaves home, so this weekend I made less and sold out. Win. As the weather cools off, it will pick up again and so will sales. Ah, the risks and rewards of being a small business. I also had a little help this week from a girlfriend visiting from Tallahassee @Stephanie Dion.
   Several weeks ago, my cousin who lives in Connecticut @Kristen Fisher Sperling, told me about a farmer's market she went to with her family and they saw a baker there who made a garlic loaf. Whole cloves of roasted garlic kneaded into the bread. It sounds fantastic! They bought some and said it was fantastic. While at market this weekend, a customer suggested making a garlic loaf that he had seen somewhere else and described a very similar bread. Possible a focaccia style with the garlic in it.
   So, tempation got the better of me. Steph and I went to the grocery store on the way home to pick up some fresh garlic for the experiment. I prepared a focaccia dough and roasted a head of garlic in the toaster oven for about 30 minutes until it was nice and mushy (sprinkle with olive oil and tent it with tinfoil). I peeled the paper off and made a garlic paste to knead into the dough. I let it rise for about an hour and then kneaded it again before dividing it in half and placing the halves into two round cake pans. Let it rise for another 30 minutes and then poked dimples in the tops with fingertips. Baked at 375 for 30 minutes on the middle rack.
   We cut it almost immediately. Although the bread itself was baked perfectly with just the right consistancy for focaccia, much to our disappointment the garlic taste was barely noticeable. Booo. Ian made a sandwich out of it and said it was really good. It will be awesome with tomato soup tonight.
   Next try - I'll roast 2 heads of garlic for the dough, in addition to using a garlic butter baste for the top before baking. I also think I'll form the dough into torpedo loaves instead of using round pans. If at first you don't succeed, try again!