EPIC fail

It is a bright and beautiful Saturday! Body caffeinated, no thesis writing, floor cleaned (thanks to robots), laundry done and morning exercise dusted. Hyperactivity sets in! I have all this time with nothing to do. What mixing challenge should I attempt today?

#deepthoughts
ahn ahn!!!! moment of clarity...
BAKEEEEEEE!!!!!

I am not a fan of baking. However, this experience has shown me it needs precision, skills and more super powers than I realized. Although I have not raised the flag yet, I may be visiting vendors in the nearest future.

Pastry of the day = meat-pie / beef patties. I could have purchased a pie crust from the store but where is the challenge if everything is not made from scratch? Gets out minced meat, scallions, eggs, carrots, all purpose flour, baking powder, spices, butter, sweet peat and potatoes. Thanks to YouTube, I found similar recipes. This should be easy and clean, people are smiling doing this (Boy was I wrong). 

Motivation sets in, diligently following steps, huffing and puffing in a disoriented manner as the background music fades away. 

 
What happened, why is mine different? Dough is falling apart! I will continue. The  smell and taste may compensate for the absurd look (Boy, was I wrong again).


 
 
 Before baking After baking

What an epic fail! 
#chokes
My eyes, mouth and stomach effectively coordinated in rejecting this time consuming pastry. 

What do I do with the left over dough and fillings? Frantically calling everyone I know that bakes, my judge decides to add extra butter and make a pastry beef lasagna (new type of pastry, hahahahaaa)

 
 
 Before baking After baking

The senses never lie. In complete harmony, they strongly concluded that these smiling pastries are not worth putting in the body.

Maybe someday, I will try to bake from scratch again. For now, I will purchase pre-packed mixes and already made pie crust. Even better, pay a vendor.

#wipes sweat

3.5 hours of baking challenge is over. Time to spend an extra 30 minutes cleaning up.


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