As I'm sure my regular readers have noticed, I have a bit of an obsession with no-knead bread. I've marveled at the simplicity of it, and often wonder how such a thing is even possible. This article, from the New York Times, gives a good explanation.
I had tried ...
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Being a devotee of America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Illustrated as I am, I was delighted to see that they had a version of almost no-knead (ANK) bread that I could try. The recipe, typically hidden behind the paywall, can be found in multiple places including here. I was completely ...
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The boy was greatly displeased that I made soup, and leftover soup at that. "When are we going to chop something?" he whined.
Tonight's bread was a new creation. Following the format of the original no-knead bread, I scoured the internet for variations and came up with a wheat and oat concoction. ...
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When did I become the bread lady? After the success of the no-knead bread recipe, I became a bit obsessed with finding alternatives. What if I didn't have 18 hours to wait for the bread to rise on its own?
Behold: simple crusty bread. I follow ...
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Successfully baking a loaf of bread makes me happier than nearly any other food. I'm not sure why. Maybe because the yeast seems like such a mysterious and magical ingredient. Then I remind myself that ...
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