Hey! I’m back!
Apparently I was effected by the Presidential election a bit more than I anticipated (I don’t really get in to politics) because I’ve actually been thinking about the country (all in all, not a bad thing to do with one’s time) more than I’ve been thinking about baking since the election.
But, I did recently stumble upon a book called “Artisan Bread In Five Minutes” by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois – how could I not be intrigued? Artisan bread? That means yummy. Five minutes? That means easy. I immediately put the book on hold at the library (the budget and extra space around here don’t allow for new books that haven’t been test-driven) and I’m number 22 on the hold list! There was no way that I was going to be able to wait around that long to try out something that sounded so promising. Thank god for Al Gore. I poked around and found an excerpted recipe for the basic white loaf and
Not bad looking! This is the second loaf I made from the original dough, and I did need to make some modifications. I’ll make a more complete review once I’ve actually got the book in my hot little hands, but for now, I’m going to have a snack.
Cheers.
Holy cow! That looks amazing! I’ve never made bread, but this looks too good to resist…
And hooray for the library! I’d rather wait through a long hold list than face the temptation of the book store.
That looks amazing. My husband makes the no knead bread, but, I make him doctor it up with a few tablespoons of my sour dough starter. It is as good as anything you can buy at a top bakery. I am going to reserve this book and try your bread.