That’s what my house smells like today 
I experimented with bread for the very first time – thanks to Crafty’s suggestion in this post about the most fantastic looking french bread rolls from bakingbuddies ! I’m ecstatic! I’m jumping around in pure joy It came out not too bad for a first-timer.. especially given the fact that I , very ambitiously tried to make a braided roll. It is not as beautiful as I would have wanted it to be – but it’s good enough for me
Well, here’s my story in pictures I would love to be able to capture that smell! Its smelling like a bakery Let me enjoy that smell while you take a look at the pics I am so excited that I am posting this at 11:30 in the night.. I never do that – I am total morning person – but I can’t wait to show off
Here it is cooling on the wire rack – both daughter and I are standing next to it jumping in joy
Not very professional looking - but it sure made my day
Sliced and ready to eat
It does taste wonderful – even if I say so myself
If that was not enough – we also baked cupcakes which was decorated by daughter – hence the pink Don’t they look garish? I wanted to do chocolate – but madam likes pink.
yum yum yum
It came out quite well – by my standards
The bread looks like grilled turkey!!!! which I definately love
not a fan of bread but the smell of freshly baked bread is awesome
It looks like grilled turkey? Now you’ve put me off it
You don’t like bread 
Yes, the smell of freshly baked bread is wonderful, isn’t it?
and cupcakes look good…..
LOL at “madam likes pink” 
Yes, she loves pink – so since she was decorating it – it had to be pink 
yeah, I dont like bread much… it reminds me of fever
I have bread only when I have fever 
or when there is nothing left in the house to eat 
You have bread when you have fever? I used to be given idlis
So I never liked idlis for a long time – now I will kill to have it 
Welcome to Smitha bakery for the freshest and softest bread you will find anywhere!
Oh thank you thank you
See -it is for praise like this that I posted this 
I think you should call all your blog-mitrs when you come to India next and give them a good treat somewhere.
Absolutely – when I get back to India for good – definitely
Looks really great.. and professional too!!
Thank you Ishani and welcome here
You say that they are not beautiful??? Girl these are awesome!!!! They look as if if made be a professional!!!
The braids kept coming off when I was shaping them – finally somehow managed to keep them together
Thankfully -it came out looking not too bad 
Give it a try sometime – it tastes yum!
Too good and would have loved to smell the sweet aroma!!!!
You know, its a pity there is no way of capturing smells
Sad no??
wow.. they look yummy
Thanks Mystery
smitha u r tempting me to try this out,looking great.Hopping to that blog and checking for the recipe.
oh do hop over – they have loads of yummy looking recipes
Cup cake looks great and little chef is making
I hate coloured icing actually – but since she wanted to do it – I did.. But it was fun
We did it last night – after dinner 
WOAH!!!! You will not believe it but while reading your post I could almost smell it. Dont know how that was possible. Coz here I am sitting in a hotel room in Turkey!!! I know it is just the human mind sending wierd signals left right and center! See, even they have gone crazy seeing those pics!!!!
Hotel room in Turkey – Lucky you!!
I am stepping down right now to the lobby for my breakfast. I usually love these breakfast buffets only coz they have LOTS of baked stuff.
Oh I love the breakfast buffets for the very same reason! And then feel heavy the whole day – having pigged out on carbs
Thanks for tingling those taste buds! :p
You’re most welcome
Wow! Both the roll and the cupcakes look yum! You made me drool!
OMG ! I want that .
Come over and I’ll bake a whole roll – just for you
oye!!OMG so that Smitha will give it to you sooner?
let me say too OMG!!!OMG!!!I WANT that
Smitha I said it twice give it to me first
Sure
whoever reaches here first can have it first 
I’m half way there! Just have to fly across EU to get there
Wow! I want to have them now. Can u send some across
No sending over business
Come over 
Am leaving on a jet plane
Something remaining 
I’ll bake a fresh one for you
*drooling*
!yummy!! Yummy!yummy!!
Smitha why?why are you doing this?
first the post on cakes where I all but jumped on the next flight coming there…
now this!
SOB!!!
Sorry
Could not help but post it – I was so excited at how it turned out 
please send me some of that!!
the braided one is looking good
did you give it the glazed look or does it look like that?
reminded me of honey
The glazed look comes from brushing it with butter as soon as it is taken out of the oven.. The recipe in baking buddies is very good – the only thing I did differently was use Bread flour .
Yummy!!!
I second Vinod’s suggestion – please give us a treat when you are here next…
Yes, definitely – when I move back to India for good
But Bones – you are off to Singapore, aren’t you 
now i really am drooling… the first pic makes it loook so so so yummy !!!!
some cheese… and i m gobbling it with it….
Oh yes – it is lovely with cheese! I gobbled it up as it as
pet mein dukhega !
Drool…fall…drool…die….
Smi, send me some…please.
You have to come here Sols
Though I could send some if Peanut wants 
You made them???? Wow ! Cakes, now bread!! What are you doing to us, you sadist !!! Ok, when are you coming over to India next ??? Expect all of us to barge in !!!
Looks like next time I come to India – I will have to sneak in and sneak out
*drool drool drool*
I am salivating here. Please send ur readers a cup cake each, no?
Welcome here Neha
Wish I could send you all a cupcake each – but you are all welcome here 
please,please gimme the recipe then!!
Here’s the recipe – bakingbuddies.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/basic-french-bread-rolls/
Let us know how it goes 
Neha !! and when you bake it… dont forget to give me a call and share it with me… i ll bring the cheese… !!
Pehle usko banane to do? You have already invited yourself!!!
I will read the blog later, Smitha! Mouthwatering photos. Can you give me the recipe? I tried sometimes, but was always a bit on the heavier side, not light at all. Recipe please!
Here’s the recipe – http://bakingbuddies.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/basic-french-bread-rolls/. The only thing I did differently was use Bread flour instead of maida.
I love the cup cakes with the PINK decoration, best!
You do
Poohi will love you for saying that 
I like chocolate more – but she is crazy about pink 
I know. Hundred ‘huggs’ to Poohi! Thanks for the recipe, Smitha.
No problem at all
I have given by hopes of baking some good stuff
This is drool worth . Mind sending me step by step recipe pliss ?
Misty – the recipe is here – bakingbuddies.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/basic-french-bread-rolls. I followed it totally apart from using bread flour instead of maida.. The instructions here are very clear.
shuuu i meant given up sorry !!
Damn, those look good. And there’s no smell quite like the smell of freshly baked bread……..
Cheers,
Quirky Indian
‘there’s no smell quite like the smell of freshly baked bread……..’ Absolutely!
“you call my pink decoration on the cupcake garish — how dare you ma ?” says your daughter. i just wrote it down for her.
ha ha
She is delighted that somebody is listening to her 
I read your post only now! I thought egg white is brushed on hot bread rolls, for the glazy look. Applying butter is better. Thank you.
I had read about egg-whites too but was delighted to see that butter does the job pretty well
Hate all that hassle to use the eggw-whites plus the yolks get wasted 
This is not fair…U r making us drooling, by posting these kinda pics
…..
That was the plan – to make you drool
ohhho……k then watchout…i will be back with my revenge soon
….kidding heheh 
….post the recipe yar,so that i can pull my mother to try out this,when i go home next time 
………..
Here’s the recipe – I had linked it in the post as well – http://bakingbuddies.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/basic-french-bread-rolls/
arreeee wah!!!!!!!! SMITHUUU
u made it! it’s come so so awesome!!!! wow!!!
Thanks to you!!! You directed me there – Thank you!!!!
does mandy know??? wait! i’ll go tell her!!!
I did leave a comment at hers and there is pingback on her post as well
this is superb smitha! really! the glaze looks great! was it butter?
Yes, it is butter and it was quite simple, you know.. Perfect for a first-timer
i agree, smell of fresh bread, yummy!!!!
what did u have it with????
Did not even need butter.. Had it with mushroom soup for dinner 
I ate it up just like that
cupcake looks pwetty! its a barbie cupcake!!!
*drool*
Cupcake looks pretty?? It looks horrible
I hate that pink icing – and I cheated – did not use icing sugar as I had ran out of it – and we iced just 4 of them – non iced cakes for the grown-ups 
Barbie – she does not know of Barbie -yet – I hope to keep her away from Barbie as long as possible 
ROFL! keeping poohi away from barbie eh? good choice!
me never liked barbie…not even in my childhood…got gifted a doll from an uncle n gave it away to a cousin!
me liked animal soft toys better!
I never liked Barbies either – I did not even like stuffed toys
Was a proper tomboy 
Somehow Barbies feel too materialistic to me 
that cupcake DOES NOT look horrible *gasps, closes ears of little cupcakes that might feel bad*
they look pwetty n cute smithu! non-iced for grown ups?
i’ll have the one for non-grownups pliss!!!
Sure – the non grown-ups cupcake is marked for you
Would not dream of giving you the other plain ones 
I could decorate some with chocolate if you prefer 
You say it doesnt look professional? Hell, it is more than professional. The bread is divine…
am blogrolling you. So that I can have a dekho at this bread when I want to. And also to go back to your old post at leisure.
Ijazat hai?
Oh Thank you, Thank you
Ijazat? Honoured to be blogrolled by you 
Loved the way you write 
Oh wow! Drooling here! I have never baked anything since I just have microwave.. n no oven.. but i want to now!!
I tried baking cakes in the micro – but never turned out right.. Here it is wonderful coz we have a proper oven to experiment in
Smi! it looks so yummy!!
Even I want!
Plan that vacation quickly and come over
can just say
mmmmm yummy
Sure you can
hey they just look yummy and mouth watering. i dint know that such delicious things can be made at home. do share your recipe so that i can also churn out something equally good
Here is the recipe – http://bakingbuddies.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/basic-french-bread-rolls/. It was incredibly easy to make – I was always apprehensive too.
It looks really, really good for a 1st time effort
I can’t tell you how chuffed I am
Curious but I got tht bakery smell too
You did too ? Are you by any chance my invisible neighbour?
Hmmm.. this is too bad Smitha… making me hungry at this very odd time of morning 3.. hmmm.. too bad
3 in the morning – its perfect for midnight munchies – we used to snack on ice cream at 3 in the morning
from the Pics I guess that they are really really yummy
The bread was – the cupcakes – I am trying to resist
Ice cream @ 3… very strange.. never had an ice-cream but had a full meals at that time few days before.. another strange thing
Full meals? I have never tried that!
*Drooling*
I’m hungry now.
The bread and fairy cakes look yummy.
My mouth is watering.
When you come over – I promise you bread and cupcakes for sure
You have to promise that you won’t gag on the rest of the food 
Mama mia! Its breathtaking,Smits! I’m droooooling here. And you say you have domestic horrors?? You create heaven,lady!
Deeps – the only thing I can do without creating domestic disasters is bake – touchwood
Looks delicious…I want some toooooo..pls pls pls
Come over -you are only 4 hours or so away
yummmmmmmmm…….. I want!!
Come over
Have to try your cake next – after I lose a few kgs 
It looks quite professional! Nice work
Thank you
I love baking smell too… and you are really good!! Love the mouthwatering pictures…
Thank you IHM – The recipe was disaster proof
The bread looks like a chunk of braided hair!
Its the shape! But very professional! 
And even I like chocolate cupcakes. I am eating them all the time.
My God, you baked that and you say it is your first time….how is it remotely possible! Looks yummy1 I love baking especially the smell1
The bread and muffins look great! Yummm….love the smell of freshly baked bread, dip it in some olive oil + pepper and its just perfect!
Oh I just love dipping it in olive oil + pepper – but am really trying to keep the fat low
The cupcakes were also with low fat margarine – to feel less guilty.
BTW, I baked some whole wheat banana muffins recently from http://joyofbaking.com/ and they turned out superb! Its a very good website, do check it out.
I tried banana muffins quite some time back – healthy low fat ones
Will try these sometime.
Oh Smitha, I missed this post. The bread and cupcake looks Awesome. I am sure your daughter enjoyed baking with u.It is a lot of fun baking with kids.
Oh yes! We had a lovely time baking and eating
It is certainly a lot of fun to bake with kids – they have such fun too, don’t they?
It looks yummmmy
…it looks good in the pictures..i’m sure it tastes as good
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arrrre!! how cud i miss this post!!! the bread looks good, smitha.. teture wise, soft n spongy…
we can both work on our bread shaping skill though!! i nvr try to do fancy shapes, that lakshmi’s forte! i just do basic , simple breads n feel happy!:D
I was disappointed that you missed it
I thought I had left a comment and a pingback to your recipe 
Anyways, now that you are here- delighted:) Yes, it was yummy! and fancy shapes – I know I shouldn’t – but could not resist 
Mad me 