In my usual fit of baking bread, I decided to put an egg wash on top of the loaves before they went in the oven. My usual method is using a silicone spatula and laboriously dipping it into the egg wash then spreading it on top of the bread. I tried two different methods today, both of which failed miserably. The first was to pour the wash very slowly and carefully, which turned out not to be slow or careful enough. The second was to use my fingers instead of a spatula. Again, I was neither slow nor careful.

I threw the loaves in the oven and took them out about half an hour later. When taking them out of the pans, I noticed a very strange smell. The bottom of my loaves have overcooked scrambled eggs on them. It is rather disgusting.