Patience. You either have it or you don't. And if you are going to be a baker and a pastry maker, you need patience. I realize many a person does not possess this trait. For people are always apologizing for making me wait. I always give them a big smile and say, “I used to teach Junior High, I have the patience of a saint.” And they smile back and know that I am not mad at them. Most days I have patience. When I made this nut roll I had patience. I made the dough. I let it rise. I punched it down, rolled it out and stuffed it with pecan filling. Then let it rise again. And then after the almost 3 hours were up, into the oven it went. Thirty-five minutes later out of the oven it comes. No problem. Since I got the idea to make the bread at 11:00 at night I did not finish until almost 3am(remember I am the night owl), obviously there was no light out so I knew that I would not be taking photos of this bread until I awoke the next morning(afternoon). So I chose to wait … [Read more...]