Just sneeking in and saying 'hi' to you all from the Netherlands. I'm Heleen, 33 years old as of tomorrow, and a big baking fanatic. I love to try out niew recipes and do my share of cake decorating as well. I'm not a professional baker, but did follow pastry courses for 2 years, which contained a little bit of everything: fancy cakes, breads, chocolate, pulled sugar. I'm a native Dutch girl, so please bear with my at times ill-spelled English language ;o). I just found your forum, have enjoyed reading through the messages thoroughly and was thrilled to find many people baking their way through BWJ, as I just received my copy! I started this past weekend with the brioche, and must say it wasn't all that I hoped for. It did everything it was supposed to, but tasted a little too 'egg-y' for my likes, and I found it a tad dry. Maybe just my tastebuds ;o). So if you all don't mind, I'd like to join in on occasion on your way through the book.
