Eggs from Marin Sun Farms (Point Reyes Station, natural colors!), homemade bread, and the good company of a couple Bay Area friends.
Tag Archives: bread
(Easy) bread in context
Friday, February 6, 2009
I hesitate to even reveal this secret, because it feels like cheating. It has only a tenuous connection to the grand history of breadmaking. The title of the book (and, by extension, the technique) sounds like a scam. But mostly: it’s just way too easy.
After buying a baking stone and pizza peel on Amazon, I kept clicking [...]
Blue Ribbon French Bread
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Catching up a bit…
Here’s some bread from last week – yet another from the New Complete Book of Breads. It’s a soft, chewy French loaf, great with butter. I made a couple pizza sandwiches with extra toppings (fresh mozzarella, sausage, tomato sauce, and spinach), and I think they were better than the pizzas.
Pain de Campagne Honfleur / Honfleur Country Bread
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
From Bernard Clayton’s New Complete Book of Breads. Heads up – this one takes a long time. It starts with a sponge that sits overnight, but then it has over 6 hours of rising after that. Finished this one around 1am last night.