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Bread Making With Patrick

Hello I’m Pas. I relocated from Thailand to Hull. I work at Reckitts, producing healthcare products. Outside work I’m like anyone else. I love exploring the city, meeting new people, and learning new things - especially in a non-digital environment which is challenging to find these days.

I’m glad I came across EofUs at Form Shop & Studio on Humber Street. The newspaper has loads of interesting independent store and workshop recommendations and the “Bread Workshop” caught my eye. I’ve never been successful with bread making and I had hopes of not wasting another yeast pack with my failed bakes!. Yes I did learn how to not kill yeast, but also SO MUCH MORE!

The workshop was held at “The Artisan at Home”. Patrick the baker was so kind to open his bakery to us. It was an amazing experience to be making inside the kitchen that supplies so many goodies.

Patrick taught us how to make Focaccia and White Loaf by hand kneading. The experience taught me how to manage time, to bake several recipes in parallel while waiting for one bread to rise. To not overuse kitchen tools – which was always the case for me. And how to visually observe and feel if the dough is ready. And what adjustment to do if it isn’t. Things online recipes weren't able to teach me.

Besides the valuable learning and getting my hands messy with the dough, I met other lovely ladies, as we shared our common interest in “bread”. Back home in Thailand, rice is our main meal – well not just plain rice of course. We have lots of rice dish combinations, “Pad Krapow” is one of our favourite dishes to eat with rice and fried egg. But when it comes to bread, we have much fewer options. Even so, I think we’re quite creative on how we eat ordinary white bread. We like to either toast or steam it and have it with “pandan coconut custard”. A must try Thai dessert. I love how we can travel the world and learn different cultures through simple topics like bread. At the end of the bread making workshop, we got two huge beautiful breads to carry home. I shared the Loaf with my friends who said it was “a beauty – spongy, soft and tasty”. Happiness is always better when shared. Pas