Our passion is great bread!
Today is Day 13 in the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge. The bread we’re making this week is Focaccia. According to Peter Reinhart, true Focaccia is rustic slack dough similar to pizza with a thicker (but not too thick) crust, and big, open, translucent holes, like ciabatta. The book presents a couple of different formulas for making Focaccia. One formula uses a pre-fermented dough and the
These No Knead English Muffin Loaves are made using the Kneadlessly Simple method. The loaves are crispy on the outside, and light and airy on the inside. They make great toast! I really enjoyed using the “Kneadlessly Simple” method of making bread and will definitely try some more of these breads in the future. Learn more about this bread in the book Kneadlessly Simple by
It’s Day 12 of the BBA Challenge and we’re making English Muffins. At the request of my taste tester and my sons, I’m making English Muffin Bread instead of muffins. I must say that this bread is really good! It’s made with buttermilk so there is a little bit of a tangy flavor. Mmmmm…so glad I made the loaf instead of the muffins. I’m
I’m continuing my no knead baking series by making a Spiced Cranberry Bundt-Style Coffeecake using the Kneadlessly Simple method. This bread is made with an all-purpose enriched sweet dough. The dough is very versatile. It is slightly sweet and suitable for making coffeecakes, various enriched loaves, and dessert breads. This is a really easy method. It takes a couple of days from start-to-finish to make
We’re moving right along in the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge. For Day 11 of the BBA Challenge, we made a beautiful and delicious Cranberry Walnut Celebration Bread. I was out of town this week on business and thought I would be too tired to make this bread, but then I remembered how much I enjoyed making it last year. It’s a very easy and rewarding
