This week's bread from The Bread Bible is the Basic Hearth Bread.  It involves a short fermentation on the sponge, then a quick 3 hour rise with a little folding and shaping in between. 
I like this bread, it has a nice crust, and a chewy but light interior.  I think another 2 minutes in the oven would have been better for the crust, but it was a perfect golden brown so I took it out.  It is a mild flavored bread, good for just about anything.  My husband said it was European in texture...
Oh yeah, I got to hear the crackling again when it came out of the oven :)  I think I'm getting better at this bread thing.
3 days ago

 

3 comments:
Don't you love it when your crust sings to you? Beautiful loaf.
Beautiful bread! I have this book on my wish list!
Oh, lovely! Did you know Rose has a blog and forums? I bet the folks over there would love to here about your baking project. You can post about it here:
http://www.realbakingwithrose.com/forums/
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