Soft Bread!

Happiness comes from eating the neighbors' gift of homebaked buns and loaves. One night, they texted a video of a tray of buns that just came out of their oven. "Want some buns?" I stared at the video for three seconds and replied, "Buns, yes please." How does one say no to bread?!

I didn't ask the neighbors what sort of bread these are. They seemed to be Tangzhong-style Asian bread, or Japanese milk bread rolls and loaves. I guess that they were experimenting with the percentage of hydration in the dough, and practicing how to get the best-tasting hot cross buns for Good Friday, and also for continuous happy eating. We love these experiments. We're the lucky beneficiaries!

Those precious buns were our breakfast for a few mornings. We toasted them slightly. The man ate his bun with a tin of Brisling sardines in tomato sauce. (Ayam brand's tins are good!) He loves those tinned Brisling sardines as breakfast. He loved the combination of tomatoes and sardines (or anchovies) on toasted bread. Okaaaay. I'm very much not a fresh or canned sardines person. I ate mine with good old boring cream cheese.

The following week, the neighbors sent a photo of a small loaf, "Are you guys awake? Bread supply drop!" We were sold. Hoarded it for a few days in the fridge before finally eating it for brunch. It was a small loaf which is too much for breakfast, but perfect for lunch. So we ate it all. Tossed the most savory avocado salad along with it. I like my bread warm and soft, and NEVER TOASTED. The man likes having his bread toasted. For this brunch, he added a generous slab of pâté de campagne onto the bread.

We thought that the loaf went well with everything again. I'm not fussy about only having avocado mash on sourdough. Variety is welcomed. The type of breads in the fridge are alternated weekly. Those buns and this loaf were delicious! I dunno why we're buying these types of soft buns from the commercial bakeries instead of buying them from our neighbors. We're so grateful for the neighbors’ bread-making skills, and their generous and considerate gestures.