I am at it again. This time I decided to try some sandwich bread as my kids are bottomless PB&J fans. I have been spending $3-$4 on a loaf from the store and thought this might help pinch some pennies. I got the recipe from A Year in Bread, Susan’s Farmhouse White. I am still endding up with bread that is a little too moist in the middle. I already increased the cooking time by about 15 minutes but I might cook it still a little longer.
Maybe I need to check the oven temperature to see if my oven is a little cold. This was the same problem I had with the no-knead bread. All in all the bread itself was wonderful and when I get this one down I think I will give the Honey Bran Whole Wheat a try.
OK, My first attempt was a disaster. I do not have a La Coche or a dutch oven but I have baking stone. So I tried to use the stone and a cover but my cover wasn’t big enough so you can imagine.
This time I decided to use a covered corning ware and it seemed to work pretty well. My bread has great bubbles inside but is still wet. So I think I might need to let it cook longer and the 450 F temp. I think my yeast is not instant. It is just the regular kind so someone told me I might want to increase it a little. I will let you know when I perfect my technique.
OK, So after some internet research I decided on a bread baking method that I think will work for us. The only thing is that it requires a few equipment purchases, specifically a covered La Cloche and maybe a proofing basket. The La Cloche is a covered clay baking pot. I found a great site with videos and such on it called breadtopia.com
I am a mom to three home schooled children. We are very busy and simplified methods that are also economical usually work best for us. If it cost a lot or takes a lot of time we are less likely to continue to do it. No-Knead bread seams like a good fit. Hands on time is minimal waiting time is more. So that works for us. We are generally around the house we may not however be in the kitch. I will let you know any high altitude adjustments I make.
In the process I also stumbled across another blog called Touch the Earth that I added to the blog role. It looks like a very interesting blog about a family in Maryland.
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I am at it again. This time I decided to try some sandwich bread as my kids are bottomless PB&J fans. I have been spending $3-$4 on a loaf from the store and thought this might help pinch some pennies. I got the recipe from A Year in Bread, Susan’s Farmhouse White. I am still endding up with bread that is a little too moist in the middle. I already increased the cooking time by about 15 minutes but I might cook it still a little longer.
OK, My first attempt was a disaster. I do not have a La Coche or a dutch oven but I have baking stone. So I tried to use the stone and a cover but my cover wasn’t big enough so you can imagine.
