Front loaf shaped by me, rear loaf by 3-year old O-man
In the last couple years raising young children and baking bread have become my primary spiritual practices. While I have several bread and baking cookbooks, when I found Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, I had found my spiritual guide. I'm a convert. I proselytize at any opportunity. Seriously, if I was getting a cut of this book's sales I might even be able to keep myself in flour for a while.
The basic premise of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day is that you make a large batch of high moisture dough, let it rise once then store it in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, taking out portions of the dough to shape, rise and bake whenever you need a loaf.
Here's the thing about this book that make it an exceptional resource for family cooks:
The basic premise of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day is that you make a large batch of high moisture dough, let it rise once then store it in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, taking out portions of the dough to shape, rise and bake whenever you need a loaf.
Here's the thing about this book that make it an exceptional resource for family cooks:
- The work is really quite minimal and the actual shaping and baking part is so easy that it really does only take a few minutes so it can be done anytime.
- having dough around means that you can almost always whip up something for dinner...pizza, calzones, soup or salad with bread, sandwiches, bacon and eggs in toast, pasta with toasted breadcrumbs, I could go on and on.
- It's a lot cheaper to bake bread than to buy it at the store, plus, this way you aren't eating all those preservatives
- Kids love fresh bread. Who am I kidding...EVERYONE loves fresh bread.
I really like the weekly meal planner. It will inspire me to think ahead, rather than looking deep into the freezer at 3PM, wondering what I could thaw and use to make a simple, but delicious supper. I am always challenged by my husbands daily question "Can we eat early tonight?" to which I always reply "Sure" but we always eat at 6PM. I don't know if that is early or not? Anyway - great blog Lauren!
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