Warning: Amatour at Work

I think today is a good day to remind you (or me?) that I am not a professional. 

Although I may spend hours typing these posts and trying to get the best angle photographs with my *fancy* camera, I'm really just an everyday person who likes to make bread.  The upshot of this is that sometimes I royally biff it. 

Generally, I would try to shield you from examples.  But, seeing as I was talking with a coworker recently about the importance of making and learning from mistakes, I'm going to indulge you.

I made crescent rolls Saturday.  I carefully mixed the dough and let it rise.  I divided it and shaped it into 16 lovely rolls.  I preheated the oven and put the rolls inside.  And then, in a moment of sheer absent-minded, un-brilliance: I turned off the oven.  WHY?  WHY? (The question is still ringing in my ears.)  

When I discovered my mistake 10 minutes later, I turned the oven back on, but it was to late.  Baking while preheating only results in rolls that are lightly browned on top and burned black as soot on the bottom.

The worst part is that I was doing all of this so that I could take said rolls with me to an event where I might garner some publicity for Loafin' Around.  *sigh*  Sometimes things just don't work out quite like you imagined.