It turned out pretty well, I think. Especially for a first effort. No nice round domes, obviously, but they’re not bricks, either. Nice crust, nice flavor, decent texture. Not fluffy, but not too dense. (I wonder if I didn’t knead the dough enough?) Definitely better than store-bought, and it really doesn’t take that much time, especially if you’re in the house for the duration anyway. The process was quite a lot of fun. I had forgotten how alive the dough looks while you’re working with it. And, of course, the smells and all they trigger — one whiff and bam, I was five years old and sitting in my grandma’s kitchen on a hot afternoon made hotter by the oven.

I’ll definitely do it again.