As my bread making continues, I want to share most of it – in part to prevent from eating it all ! When I make a standard loaf, that only yields one loaf and thus giving it to one recipient. To spread that home cooked goodness a bit further, my mother told me of an old trick …

After the dough has been punched down and is ready to go into the loaf pan, separate it into two equal balls of dough and apply just a little oil to the outside. Then, place them into the loaf pan together. When they rise and then bake, the loaf bakes like a full size loaf but when it comes out, is can be separated into two halves. This lets me give to two people – or more often – keep one, and give one away.

While I could use smaller pans, I like this solution because it does not change my baking temp or time.