i know, i know--none of you care about my bread-baking. but i like having fresh bread around the apartment (and in my lunchbox!) and i also like having a place to keep track of my baking. this is some great-smelling herb-garlic bread--i finally got to use some of the basil i've been growing on my windowsill. look how shiny and golden it is! yum!
But I love baking bread and reading about other people baking bread!! It's like wordfoodnerdy now! .... when it's fresh from the oven and lightly buttered!? ooooh yum!
ReplyDeleteDo you use the instant yeast, or you go old school with the stuff you have to let sit? I found that for lighter breads the non-instant stuff worked better... but heavier ones were better with the instant yeast.
When will you bake again?! Pleas post pictures of the back of the loaf!! I CAN'T WAIT!(MIke)
hahahaha!!! are you my bread stalker now? :)
ReplyDeletei use active dry yeast--for most of the recipes i've tried (i.e., 2 of the 3), i mix it with warm water and sugar and it gets all foamy and crazy and then i put it into the flour and stuff. i only have to let it sit for a couple minutes (which is fine b/c i'm measuring flour and chopping basil or whatever). this recipe was for baguettes and it came out pretty baguette-y, so yay active dry yeast.
yummy w/ fresh cream cheese!
I personally like hearing about food. Food rocks.
ReplyDeleteBut more importantly, you have an actual lunchbox? I'm envisioning one of those little kids ones with hello kitty on the side or something else disturbingly cute.
heh . . . *looks sheepish*
ReplyDeletei do actually have a very cute light blue hello kitty lunchbox, but lately i've been using one they gave out at library employee appreciation day last year, b/c i can fit more sutff into it (like tupperware).
Does it have "LIBRARIANS ROXXOR THE BOOKZORZ!" on the side? Because I think it should have.
ReplyDeleteor "librarians do it better between the covers." I smell a bumper sticker craze!!
ReplyDeletei . . . sort of want a t-shirt that says that.
ReplyDelete*hands head in shame*
aw, thanks!
ReplyDeletebaking bread is actually not that hard if you have a kitchenaid mixer with a dough hook. you should make some!
hmmm...*I* have a Kitchenaid mixer with a dough hook!
ReplyDeleteYour bread always looks so lovely....please continue posting pictures :-)