This was one of the best loaves of bread I have ever made. The recipe comes from No Need to Knead by Suzanne Dunaway, a great book I picked up during our weekly library trip. I love her technique. No work, great bread!
Do you ever feel like you have personal seasons? I have cooking seasons. Fall = Soup, Winter = Cookies and Baked Sweets, Spring = Salads and Sandwiches, Summer = Bread.
Every year from June to September I have the overwhelming urge to bake bread. Bread has become one of the most important foods to the world. Wheat is usually harvested in mid-late summer and long ago baking bread was a traditional way to celebrate the bounty of harvest. Sometimes I feel those tugs at that slower way of life. Baking my own bread is not only a way to cut my grocery bill and still have quality food, but also a way for me to slow down and appreciate the small things in life.
If you have never tried making your own bread try a no knead recipe. There are several online and quite a few cookbooks dedicated to it.
Yummy.... time for a snack.
The no-knead is a intresting idea, I had not heard of it before. Time to check that out too. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Silverilix | May 16, 2010 at 01:41 AM
I love the slow-down feel of baking bread, too. Someday I want one of those beehive ovens in the backyard.....
By the way, I've made plenty of baguettes, but mine have never looked as good as that above. It must be because you can say it in French. ;-)
Posted by: Tanya | May 17, 2010 at 10:55 AM