I don’t know why I haven’t thought of this earlier: no-knead undead ciabatta dough poured into a loaf pan to make strong and holey sandwich bread. This weekend I was feeling lazy and uninspired to make the same wheat sandwich…
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Naturally Leavened
What’s not to like about naturally leavened bread? It uses naturally-occurring yeast in the air and flour, lasts much longer than commercially-yeasted bread, gives a better and more complex flavor, and reduces the number of ingredients. With just water, flour,…
Pizza is Where it At
By ignoring all rules of grammar and the basics of the English language, I can make my blog post title sound cool and urban. If I was a marketing wonk, I’d say my blog title skews young, hitting key hip-hop…
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…
Genesis
No, not the plaintive band led by hair-loss champion Phil Collins. I’m talking about the first loaf of bread I made, July 2008. Hard to believe it’s only been a year. I have remembered that I thought that was one…
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Bread for Beginners
Reading Seth’s interest in getting started with bread (see comments on my Friday post) got me thinking about the best first-time bread. I started with the no-knead recipe from Cook’s Illustrated and was really blown away by the look and…
