Amazingly delicious. Savory, hearty but not overly dense, and with a hint of sweetness, like the bread in Chinese BBQ pork buns. *And* it is super easy to make. Score!


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Fluffy biscuits! Doesn't it look so real? Check it out!


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I'm typing in this recipe since we've modified it slightly to fit our needs and it's not convenient to keep re-calculating from the book. (Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day) This particular loaf was made at the tail end of the 14 day fridge lifetime and yet it still has pretty good rise and an "open crumb" (aka "big holes"). Sadly, the book's ( Read more... )

I just realized why the recipe (Soft American style sandwich bread) that's supposed to make 3 loaves at 1.5 lbs each was only making three barely-one-pound loaves ( Read more... )

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I have a half-batch of mmcnealy's family bread recipe in the oven now. She said she loves that bread so I had to try it. :-) I let it rise a little too much but it already smells good after just 15 minutes in the oven. Fresh bread for dinner, yum!

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Bread

Ever wonder how much weight the bread loses when you dry it for stuffing? I have one data point!
199 grams of fresh bread = 134 grams dry and toasted breadThe fresh bread was a French-style rustic "baguette" loaf. In the interest of full disclosure, I toasted the bread too much, such that at least of the little cubes became too dark to eat ( Read more... )

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