I Voted!!!

Yay!!! I just got back from voting! This is so exciting haha It was my first time, and I took my little sister along with me. She went in her pajamas because she just woke up when I got home... which isn't really surprising. I just didn't want to go alone because I'm weird. Well, I really just wanted somebody to take a picture of me voting, but it turns out that there was no flash photography allowed. DAMNIT! However, she did take a picture of me outside the voting room.

It was truly a magical experience. I walked up to the table and the first words out of the lady's mouth were "Aren't you a little young to be voting?" I was like "Umm.... NO!!!" haha The question at the end (after picking the candidates) was so confusing. I honestly didn't understand it at all so I just said 'no.' I mean, I didn't wanna agree to something when it could be terrible. Oh well, I feel so much better now.

And today's recipe is a good one. On Halloween night, I stayed home because I had the house to myself. That NEVER happens. I finally took out my bread machine and put it to use. I made pumpkin yeast bread from have cake, will travel. I made a few adaptations, and I loved it. It wasn't sweet at all, so you can eat it on any kind of sandwich. I had it with some honey and cinnamon. Everyone who tried a piece wanted more, so I'll probably be making another loaf.

Here's the recipe:

Pumpkin Yeast Bread
3/4 cup canned pumpkin
2/3 cup room temp water or soy milk
1 Tbsp applesauce
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup oat flour
1/4 cup turbinado raw sugar
4 tsp vital wheat gluten
1 1/2 tsp sea salt
1 3/4 tsp active yeast or bread machine yeast

Directions: Place all ingredients in your machine following manufacturer's instructions. Flours must be spooned into dry ingredients using measuring cup and leveled with a knife. Use "BASIC" cycle. Once cycle is over, remove from pan and let cool on a rack.