Slow days are for baking bread

There seems to be a lot of bread baking happening lately. Slow days require slow arts, I suppose. I've always found baking bread a soothing task. After DH asked about a dozen times, I finally decided to make some. It had been awhile since I made anything other than prosphoro. So, I pulled out my favorite recipe and got kneading. The familiar movements of sinking my hands into the dough felt good. I didn't realize how much I missed it. Bread baking is good for the soul, I think.If you've never tried your hand at it, this is a great beginner recipe. It's very easy and only needs one rise making it quick as well. To get the pretty design, I use a proofing basket. You can find one here.This loaf didn't even last an hour, lol. I've wanted to bake some sourdough but my last starter got old and I haven't started a new one. Maybe I'll do that this week and see how it turns out.Do you have a favorite bread recipe? Drop it in the comments.