[flickr video=5506769039] It’s mesmerizing, isn’t it? Can you imagine what’s being whipped around in the mixer? Pancake batter? Icing for a cake? Nope. Bread dough. This is the ultra-high hydration olive oil brioche from the book Tartine Bread. I mixed…
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Bread and Horror
Last night I whipped up two batches of cranberry walnut brioche. I used ten eggs and one pound of butter. Hey, nobody said this was health food. But I contend that because it doesn’t use any unpronounceable ingredients, it is…
No Grubs Here!
I think some people may have been put off by my last post. I can assure you that there are no maggots or grubs in this posting. It is squirm free!* The cranberry walnut brioche is selling like…well, I’d say…
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Feast!
Ecce panem nostrum quotidianum! Picture 1035 Picture 1033 This brioche is as rich as it looks, flaky and with just enough sweetness. I was worried the cranberries and walnuts would leach out odd colors into the dough but it turned…
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New Breads
Last night I made two new breads. First was the potato rosemary. It came out prettier than I expected. I would show you a picture here… …but I don’t have my camera. Imagine, my children. Second was a brioche base…
Kitchen Marathon
With family in town, I was freed up yesterday to do some serious cooking and baking while Baby Harbat was entertained by her uncle and auntie. On the bread front, I worked on a sourdough boule, which came out pretty…
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