Bread!
I finally made bread. Both of the loaves here are from the first basic recipe in
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Easy as pie and just as good!
It took me about 15 minutes to mix the basic dough. JB was a doubter. He said it didn't look like any bread his grandma ever made. On baking day (the dough will keep in the fridge for up to 14 day) you whack off a lump of dough, shape it and let it rest for 40 minutes. Preheat the oven and then it only bakes for 35 minutes.
The traditional loaf shape needs to rest for longer than 40 minutes. But it still only bakes for 35. I don't have any non-stick bread pans so I baked this in a glass pan. It did stick a little bit on the bottom.
Sunday night I might a chicken and wild rice soup from our left over T-day dinner (I made Cornish game hens) and served it with the bread. There's less than a third of the loaf left. I'm quite enjoying this.
Bread!
I finally made bread. Both of the loaves here are from the first basic recipe in Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Easy as pie and just as good!
It took me about 15 minutes to mix the basic dough. JB was a doubter. He said it didn't look like any bread his grandma ever made. On baking day (the dough will keep in the fridge for up to 14 day) you whack off a lump of dough, shape it and let it rest for 40 minutes. Preheat the oven and then it only bakes for 35 minutes.
The traditional loaf shape needs to rest for longer than 40 minutes. But it still only bakes for 35. I don't have any non-stick bread pans so I baked this in a glass pan. It did stick a little bit on the bottom.
Sunday night I might a chicken and wild rice soup from our left over T-day dinner (I made Cornish game hens) and served it with the bread. There's less than a third of the loaf left. I'm quite enjoying this.
I used to love making bread until my wrists gave out on me. After carpal tunnel surgery I had to give it up and now use a bread machine, which I absolutely love. Nothing like the smell of baking bread.
ReplyDeletelooks yummy I will have to get that book for Tommo for christmas
ReplyDeleteHooray for you! JB should never doubt you. Your loaf is beautiful. I grease the tarnation out of my glass pans, then flour them, to try and avoid sticking. Sadly, then you have to dust off the sides of the loaf. I've heard of this book, but never picked it up. Like Sue, I use the bread machine, but only as a mixer.
ReplyDeleteLooks Delish!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBut did JB like the taste of the bread?
ReplyDeleteWonderful work!!! I love making bread and nothing beats the way the house smells.
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm, that looks yummy! Like Sue, I had to give up bread making after carpal tunnel surgery. Unlike Sue, I have yet to use my bread machine :-)
ReplyDeleteAren't vacations wonderful?
Yum! I'm going to just have to make the starter and get on with it. Realistically? AFTER the holidays...
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious!
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