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And I won't have time to tell you about everything I cooked. Just the bread, for which I give credit to Jody. I read her blog post about sourdough baking, and it stirred again in me the urge to bake some chewy loaf and fill the house with that amazing aroma.
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I glanced at the clock and saw that I had just enough time to start and complete a bread project before bedtime, so I jumped up and opened the freezer, scooped some yeast into a bowl and started pulling out of my memory the beginnings of a batch that would make two loaves.
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A couple of years ago Soldier son gave me a pizza stone and I remembered just in time to get it out of the cupboard and use it to give the loaves an even chewier crust. They turned out so big, I think three round loaves might have been even nicer.
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Because of the kitchen mess I ran out of time to post the photos of everything I made, and I'm not even getting all the cleanup done. But I did take time to slice off the heel of one loaf and try it out. Success!
Tomorrow I'll have to revisit the world of sourdough, too.
9 comments:
Yum! The bread looks delicious!
Nice! making bread is such a calming endeavour! I hope to do some on Wednesday! :)
Oh, GJ, this is LOVELY :) I agree about the washing up; I'd rather do the dishes and tidy and wipe, after somebody else has cooked. Or the other way round. But not both!!
I wish I could have sat in your house watching you bake. I'd curl up in a rocking chair by that stove and read little fascinating excerpts from a book, to keep your mind churning as you worked. And then I'd have a warm slab of bread with lots of butter. :)
That bread looks absolutely delish! I'm adding rye flour to my bread loaves today. Do you have a loose recipe for your potato rye loaf? I know you bake from memory since you're a long-time home baker.
Jody
I did write down approximate amounts:
3 1/2 cups water
1 rounded tablespoon yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1/4 cup olive oil
2 1/4 cups pumpernickel flour
4 cups white flour
1/2 cup gluten flour
1 cup instant potato flakes
I would use less water next time because these loaves are huge.
I am seriously impressed by your being able to delve memories rather than Google recipes! I made a sour-dough toffee apple cake this week, but forgot about it whilst doing homeworks with the suns. It is edible, chewable- just!
Thanks so much for your sweet comments the last couple of days at my blog. :)
Gretchen, please tell "Soldier son", "Thank you for serving!"
The bread looks wonderful; it's been ages since I made similar type bread; made cornbread last night. I think I'll put some on to rise this morning, before barn chores, so I can have hot bread this afternoon.
Many thanks for the nudge.
What beautiful loaves!!!!
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