Bread redux
Aug. 8th, 2020 01:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
carbonelIn a previous post, I was looking for bread recipes, and received several (thanks). On one of my Ravelry groups, a number of people are fans of the "artisan bread in five minutes a day" (AB5MD) system, and when the ebook went on sale at Amazon, I bought a copy.
There are many variations, but the basic recipe is a no-knead bread where you make up enough dough for a few loaves and it keeps in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. I was dubious, but this is the very best bread I've made yet. It's nicely crusty, with a moist airy inside. I've made two loaves so far, one on a pizza stone and one in a loaf pan. And I still have enough of the dough for one more small loaf. The dough took about five minutes to mix up. After that, there was some resting time and shaping and more resting, but that was it, other than baking.
The only bread I've made that I like as well is a whole wheat bread recipe, which is an entirely different beast. That recipe makes two loaves, and the second loaf takes to freezing well.
There's a website for the basic AB5MD recipe, with lots of photos. Highly recommended.
I will experiment more with variations on the AB5MD theme, but I think I'm going to stick with the general system.
There are many variations, but the basic recipe is a no-knead bread where you make up enough dough for a few loaves and it keeps in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. I was dubious, but this is the very best bread I've made yet. It's nicely crusty, with a moist airy inside. I've made two loaves so far, one on a pizza stone and one in a loaf pan. And I still have enough of the dough for one more small loaf. The dough took about five minutes to mix up. After that, there was some resting time and shaping and more resting, but that was it, other than baking.
The only bread I've made that I like as well is a whole wheat bread recipe, which is an entirely different beast. That recipe makes two loaves, and the second loaf takes to freezing well.
There's a website for the basic AB5MD recipe, with lots of photos. Highly recommended.
I will experiment more with variations on the AB5MD theme, but I think I'm going to stick with the general system.
