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The 40th bread in the BBA Challenge is Classic White Bread. White Bread is made from wheat flour in which the bran and often the germ have been removed. It is known under many names, including Pullman, milk dough, pain de mie (bread of the crumb), and plain ole white bread. “There is no excuse for putting up with bad bread, particularly when a loaf
Nothing says St. Patrick’s Day quite like a warm, rustic loaf of Irish Soda Bread. This simple yet iconic bread has been a staple in Irish kitchens for generations, offering a hearty and satisfying bite without the need for yeast. For the March Bread of the Month (BOM), the Artisan Bread Baker’s group embraced this tradition, baking their versions of soda bread in a virtual
When I saw this month’s tigress can jam choice posted on Small Measure, I thought “what’s an allium?” Then I found out that the allium family consists of green scallions, chives, scapes, ramps, leeks, husky onions, shallots, and garlic. So onions are alliums! Well, why didn’t you just say so? I like onions so I set out to find the perfect recipe. I found several
The next bread in the March 15th HBinFive Bread Braid is Avocado-Guacamole Bread. As the name suggests, the dough is made with avocado, along with some tomato and garlic. With half of the Avocado-Guacamole dough, I made Pizza with Roasted Red Peppers, Onions & Garlic. For the flour, I used a mixture of freshly milled hard red spring wheat and hard white winter wheat in
I had high hopes for the 39th bread in the BBA Challenge. Most of the other bakers had good things to say about it. Plus, the Dutch Crunch topping, made with a mixture of rice flour, a little bread flour, yeast, sugar, salt, vegetable oil and water sounded so good. So, I set out to make the Vienna Bread. I began the process of making
