Oven Fresh Bread
Our friends Brookes and Drew, a married couple with no kids, come over about once a week, hang out with our family and make us a delicious meal. Amazing right? They are pretty much the only reason we aren't hermits. Get some of these kind of friends... right now... seriously. Ok, so now I just feel like I'm bragging but with these gorgeous meals, they often bring dough, which they bake into fresh bread before our very eyes, right there in our oven! Then they serve it up with a bowl of pot roast or a smear of fresh brie... but I digress.
Brookes swears by Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking for great results in bread baking. It's been around for a few years, have you heard of it? The authors, Jeff Hertzberg MD and Zoe Francois, also maintain a robust website that picks up where the book leaves off with more tips, information and recipes.
The description states:
While the phrase artisan bread typically evokes images of labor-intensive sessions and top-notch ingredients, for authors Hertzberg and François it means five minutes. An intriguing concept—high-quality, fresh bread in less time than it takes to boil water. The authors' promises of no kneading, no starter, no proofing yeast and no need for a bread machine is based on the concept of mixed and risen high-moisture dough stored in the fridge for up to two weeks (dough is cut into pieces and popped in the oven for fresh loaves as desired). Note: for those tracking minutes, the five-minutes doesn't include the 20-minute resting time for dough or 30 minutes for baking. After concise, introductory chapters on ingredients, equipment, and tips and techniques, readers are presented with the master recipe, a free-form loaf of French boule that is the model for all breads in the book. Three main chapters—Peasant Loaves, Flatbreads and Pizzas and Enriched Breads and Pastries—are filled with tempting selections and focus on ethnic breads and pastries including Couronne from France; Limpa from Scandinavia; Ksara from Morocco; Broa from Portugal; and Chocolate-Raisin Babka from the Ukraine, but the basics (Oatmeal Bread, Bagels, White Bread) are all here, too. A smattering of companion recipes such as Tuscan White Bean Dip and Portuguese Fish Stew are peppered throughout. While experienced bakers and true gourmands will skip this one, those looking for an innovative approach to making bread just might find it in these recipes.
Has anyone else tried this book
Labels: Book Reviews, Kitchen
posted by Jacinda @ 11:54 AM
14 Comments:
I have heard of this and wanted to check it out, so thanks for the reminder. My friend makes bread in a dutch oven. It is super easy, quick and delicious! I have bought everything I need to make it, but haven't done it yet. I probably will this weekend. When I do, I will post it on my blog!
PS-I love all of your tutorials! Thanks!
I having been using this book for the last two years. I love it! I just tried the bagel recipe and, yup, LOVED it!
I recommend this book a lot to friends. I think the book is a must for home bakers.
i found this book at the library and just loved it! i racked up a hefty overdue fine on it!
I have been trying to make bread for a year now, and failing miserably until this book fell into my lap! It's our number one bread book ....... i really want to try the bagel recipe too!
I LOVE this book. I bought it a couple of months ago and haven't bought a loaf at the store since. My husband and I are bread snobs and used to buy a couple of loaves a week. At $4 to $5 a pop I've definitely gotten my moneys worth out of this book. I HIGHLY recommend it
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I'm with the rest of you- I just love this book. Other bread baking books stressed me out before I even got started, but this book made it so simple for me. Now we have fresh bread all the time!
seriously, who are these friends and where can i get some? do they come in singing like mary poppins too?
That's so funny...my sister in law was JUST telling me about this book today!! I am totally excited to try it!
A friend loves this book & the bread. I looked it up at our library & the wait was about 5 deep so I'm thinking it's a great book. It's on my list for this summer as well as the weelicious.com cooking for kids.
HI! I just wanted to say thanks for the tip about Handmade Marketplace! It's just what I needed to read :)
I have this book, and LOVE it. The bread is amazing. and so easy!
We make bread out of these books about once a week. I love the first book, but am drawn to the healthy breads book because i feel better about eating it a lot and serving it frequently to my family.
All I can say is that if you have a desire to make homemade bread, run (don't walk) out to get this book. It has revolutionized baking for me! Since getting this book (the 1st one) 2 years ago, I have rarely purchased store-bought bread, but instead have been feeding my family of 8 fresh homebaked bread daily. I would never have the time to do this if the method in this book was not so incredibly easy.
My husband has been baking this bread for 2 years now. It is fantastic and as he says it 'it takes 5 minutes' ;) well worth a try!
I got this recipe from Mother Earth News and have been looked at as a culinary genius by my family for 4 months now. It is so tasty and way better than bread machine bread.
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