Monday, November 19, 2012

Crusty Bread

MR - I was given this recipe by a friend.  It was supposedly the EASIEST bread recipe there is - no breadmaker needed.   As I read through the blog post, I was inspired by her beautiful photos and the hundreds of comments, agreeing that this bread was amazing! 

So...I tried it.  5 minutes to measure & mix the 4 ingredients.  12-18 hours to sit.  Then bake it.  It was amazing!  I started with the plain recipe



...and moved on to my favourite: cranberry walnut!  Look at the texture of that bread.  Crusty on the outside, soft & moist on the inside!   Since then, I've made loaves with herbs & spices with nuts, some cinnamon raisin bread, and more just plain.  Our entire family LOVES it!  I'm looking forward to trying a cheddar cheese version.

My only problem is that it takes a lot of electricity to bake them.  You need to preheat the oven & pot to 450 for 30 minutes, then you bake it for another 45 minutes.  So the way that I make it a slightly better use of energy is to bake 2 loaves at a time, and often 2 more right after.

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