April 8, 2013 - 9:34am
Flour Water Salt Yeast... first recipe tried
a white bread made with 8% BIGA
the loudest singer I've ever baked, the noises it made while cooling were unreal!
very nice recipe, I highly recommend for those days in which you don't feel too wild (sorry could not resist the pun)
S
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What do you like about Flour Water Salt Yeast? Does it have anything you think is particularly worthwhile? Comments on recipes or how they are designed and explained?
Just bought the book a couple of weeks ago, and it's the first recipe I tried.
I own way too many bread books and still find this is a must have... I like the emphasis he places on the timing and schedule of all his recipes. Plus, more than giving precise recipess and formulas, he explains how to adapt recipes, what to change, how to approach using different flours if you prefer, or adjusting a recipe to suit your own timetable.
This particular loaf I made using his method of non-scoring the top - you shape the loaf and place in a banetton with the seam down - when it's time to bake, the seam goes UP, and the bread opens more or less naturally without the need to score. I think that it is a nice little twist on a classic method of baking bread, and I'll use it, perhaps not in every loaf.
I must say, though - I always find something interesting in a bread book - there's always some little tip or personal experience that the author describes, that rings a bell with a problem I had in the past, or some questions about making the loaf and / or baking it.
I am trying to get his permission to publish this recipe on my blog, if he does, I will definitely write also a review of the book to go along with the recipe.
Hi Sally
That's a fine looking loaf.
I purchased the book a while ago but have not read it yet. I will definitely have to give this one a try.
How did the crumb come out?
a lousy shot of the crumb, all others were a bit out of focus, not sure what happened. I normally don't try to take the photo so close, but this will have to do :-(
(sorry, having trouble to upload - not sure why it's not working, tried several times....)
the no slashing required breads for us blade challenged :-) Your example is a stunner. David Snyder's Pugliese Capriccioso is another one that is proofed upside down and baked seam side up and it too is very good.
Nice baking Sally - my daughter is graduating in May with her degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology. She wanted to do cancer research but it looks like PA school for her now.
We love your all around cooking and baking blog too.