Priscilla and Tommy sent me a book on bread making for my birthday. It is called
Artisan Bread in 5 minutes a Day and it's dramatically changed our routine! Instead of a once a week bake day, in cool weather only, I keep dough on hand, and make bread products all the time. The first thing I made was pizza dough, for Sara's 10th birthday party. Although the book says the dough will not colonize the refrigerator, this one did. I got that under control by adjusting how tightly the bowl is covered - as in, just barely. Then I made bread, using the Boule recipe. Then I made more boule dough, and used some for pecan sticky buns. Although not as yummy as the traditional Joy of Cooking recipe I use for our Christmas morning tradition, it sure makes it easy for just any weekend morning. I made a rosemary loaf by adding fresh chopped Rosemary with the water, as instructed. I brush the top with water, and press sea salt into the top before baking. (Thank you Kaiti for introducing us to
Avenue Bread and their Rosemary bread)
So, now I make dough, and bring some to the cabin, so we can have fresh bread there too!
Next up . . . bagels!
