The Wonder Of Bread

I recently finished with baking class, in which we made a variety of breads. I also had the opportunity to take home a 17 yr. old pre-ferment dough from our Chef Instructor. So I dug out the old bread machine, dusted it off, and commenced to playing around with different bread recipes. Incorporating the pre-ferment into most of them produced some amazing results, also a few catastrophes. While some were not exactly perfect by any standards, they were all edible. Which brings me to my point. Bread at its basic is nothing more then flour and liquid, start adding yeast and whatever else you may find in your pantry for flavor, and it can become whatever you want it to be. Bread is truly a wonder.