First up, two disclaimers:
1. I work for Breadline Africa, a fabulous charity that funds hundreds of grassroots community projects.
Container Nursery School!
2. My sister did the baking for me – I’ve been chock-a-block promoting the campaign (but I’ll get my apron on this weekend evening).
So, the idea behind the Blogger Bake Off is that bloggers will do something a little unusual (Bake Bread) and then donate money (Give Dough). Funds will be used by Breadline Africa to do things like convert old shipping containers into kitchens, schools, and clinics for needy communities (the photo is of a container nursery school – a double decker one!).
I’ve tried (and failed at) working with yeast before, but that experience made a statement that I read recently stand out: Early Money Is Like Yeast. Funding these grassroots projects means that there is an early and developmental injection of funds, which can make such a huge difference in someone’s life.
Madeira Cake - like bread?
For this blog, my sister baked a Madeira Cake, which is super tasty and kind of looks like bread! And I donated (and am asking everyone I know to do the same!).
And now, I do the tagging.
The rules:
If you are tagged, copy and paste the rules into your post.
- Bake bread, do something you wouldn’t normally do, and blog about it. Upload your picture and recipe on www.bloggerbakeoff.com.
- Give dough, donate to Breadline Africa and help us end poverty.
- Tag five bloggers, and ping Breadline Africa so they know you’ve done so.
I’m tagging:
The Lush (I’m a fan!)
Andrew Smit (who ran the comrades, but can he bake?)
Pam Sykes (who is a compulsive baker)
Avinash Kaushik (because he’s a great guy with a great blog: it would be fabulous if you joined us!)
Clotilde Dusoulier (I’m aiming big here: I’ve been a fan for years, I have your cookbook, maybe you can show the world how a Parisienne does it?)
Fingers crossed! Go on, Bake Bread – Give Dough.
