I baked the Pain De Camapgne from Daniel Leader's amazing book, Local Breads. I added walnuts and raisins to it. It came out delicious. Here's yet another recommendation for this book.
Anyhow, here are some pics:
Raisin Walnut Sourdough Bread
For some reason I cannot upload a picture of the crumb. A picture, and more info, in my blog: http://foldingpain.blogspot.com/
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hey, I scanned through your
hey, I scanned through your blog entries. WOW - everything looks so delicious and you're so creative! You also must eat A LOT of bread!
Thanks!
Actually, most of the bread goes to friends, neighbors, and co-workers... One can only eat so much bread...
Am I the only one who enjoys the baking much more than the eating of bread?
My bread blog: http://foldingpain.blogspot.com
sigh, not me - I love
sigh, not me - I love both!!!
I would love to give away bread, but some of my friends, while not on low carb diets, have let the philosophy permeate their thinking. Therefore, bread is a "side" and is the first thing to go when they're feeling out of shape. (insert rolling eyes) When I give them some, they absolutely devour it, but I always have to be wary of who's on a fast/cleans/diet/elimination diet, or who has developed a temporary "allergy."
Actually, the worst is my sister who has a breadmaker. Every single time we have a get together, she brings the host a loaf of plain white bread, which she somehow thinks is a tribute to my mother. Their freezers are full of it - this low-carb thing has really made people reluctant to eat plain white. Esp. a tasteless loaf one made in a breadmaker on a quick cycle. The silliest thing is that she doesn't eat it herself - she doesn't like white bread - but she makes and gives away 2 or 3 loaves a day. For the last 2 years. No kidding. No one, no one, eats it, but what's the point in giving them more bread?
Whoa! End of rant....
eating your own bread...
Bshuval,
That loaf looks great. I like raisin and walnut bread and haven't gotten around to it in a while. This will be the recipe to reference when the time comes. Thanks for posting such a good example and reminding me of walnuts and raisins.
I give away more than I eat, too. Especially if I'm testing out a new idea, the volume of baking is well beyond our ability to consume the results at home, even if stored away in the freezer. I constantly give bread away to clear the way for the next bake.
Bill
Looking Great From Here.
bshuval,
You did so good. That's a classy looking loaf of Pain de Compagne and the raisins and walnuts sound like a very interesting addition. I just received Daniel Leader's LOCAL BREADS from Amazon and now I know which bread I'm going to bake this weekend. Thanks for your posting.
HO