Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
Posted by Jeff May 04, 2008
We’ve been working through Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day. It’s amazing. Per the NYT: “The technique is more or less as streamlined as this: Mix flour, salt, yeast and water. Let it sit a bit, refrigerate it, take some out and let it rise, then bake it. The crusty, full-flavored loaf that results may be the world’s easiest yeast bread.” Here’s a video of the authors.
We haz a book.. and a bucket:
So far we’ve made:
- Bread
- Pizza
- Sticky buns
Next up, we made the Challah dough. The bread came out well - very light and airy.
One super-cool thing: By not washing the 5 quart container, more complex flavors can be obtained. Less work and waste - my engineer side loves this.
Looks like we’ll be getting our next yeast from Costco - and keeping it in the freezer.
Jeff: Sorry I missed your post in May– thank you! I’m Jeff Hertzberg, one of the co-authors of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. I’m so glad our recipes are working well for you. Come visit us anytime at http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com, where you can post questions into any “Comments” field, or click on “Bread Questions” on the left side of the homepage and choose among the options.
Jeff Hertzberg
www.artisanbreadinfive.com
Chicago tribune video: http://us.macmillan.com/BookCustomPage.aspx?isbn=9780312362911&m_type=2&m_contentid=119255#video