Bakers, Farmers Hail Grant to Boost Local Organic Wheat Production. There was good news today for those who like to buy locally-made organic bread, and for the farmers who grow the wheat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded well over a million dollars in grant money to researchers at the University of Maine, as …
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Bakers, Farmers Hail Grant to Boost Local Organic Wheat Production
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Croissants
I made croissants this morning, my first ever foray into the pastry world, normally the domain of my wife. You’ll have to trust me that they were a lot better than they look. It’s 9 pm now and I’m finally recovering from a croissant induced coma. There are some other cool things you can do …
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Eat Bread – Prevent Cancer
Bread crust can help fight bowel cancer, according to a new study in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention. “Pronyl-lysine, a product obtained from bread crust, is a potent free radical scavenging antioxidant exerting chemopreventive activity by reducing oxidative stress.” I hope this counters the massive amounts of butter I slather on every slice.
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Illinois Woman Wins National Bread Baking Contest
Dianna Wara of Washington, Ill., was the winner of Wednesday’s National Festival of Breads baking contest. Contestants from around the country gathered in Wichita for the event sponsored by King Arthur Flour and the Kansas Wheat Commission. There are some fun videos on the National Festival of Breads and other wheat related videos on the …
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Cheap Thrills
Okay, so if you are a purist you might not like what I did to the Parmesan Olive bread recipe on the No-Knead Bread Variations page, since I cheaped out on some of the ingredients and still got a sort of astonishingly datable loaf of bread: First of all, I didn’t get the good parmesan …
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Baking Bread in a Big Green Egg
A couple years ago I talked about my experience with baking bread in an outdoor grill. One solution to baking yourself out of your own home during the hot summer months. Recently, Breadtopia reader Marianne Preston posted a photo of her success using a Big Green Egg to accomplish the same thing. Since the bread …
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Rookie Leftovers
So, what’s left over from my first foray into baking bread? A few more rookie tips, some crust to deal with, and a discussion of mindshare, or breadshare in this case. First of all I finally solved the “get the dough in the center of the cloche” problem that I mentioned in my one post …
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Rookie: 15 minutes of fame
Once your bread has risen the requisite 40 days and 40 nights (actually only 18 hours – but no matter what you call it, for those of us with a short attention span, it’s: Still. A. Long. Time.), you are supposed to beat it into submission, or at least spread it out with floured fingers …
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Rookie Baker: cleanup
It may be amazing but even as a complete beginner you already come up with tips to make life easier for the next generation of bakers. The fact that only two hours separates you and your imaginary followers appears to be no obstacle to the largesse. For example, I must report that the results of …
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Rookie: Really doin’ it with the bread thing
Okay, so I finally mixed up the flour (and the other “dry ingredients”). And of course I knocked over the yeast, spilling a bunch of it, and made a mess of the flour (more on that later). I’m not the intuitive type when it comes to this stuff, I’m the “do it exactly as they …
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Rookie Procrastination re: breadmaking
Day 2 Found a place on the upper shelf for the cloche and the proofing basket Day 3 Thought about when I might actually bake something Day 4 Listened to the how-to video on no knead bread making Day 5 Put breadmaking on my list of things to do Day 6 Looked at my list …
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Rookie Baker Day 1
So I actually showed up at the place where Eric and Denyce do this business. It’s hidden in a forest, and when you look out the window there’s a pond. Idyllic is the word. Love it. So there was no shipping as I picked up a baking cloche, some of the instant yeast, a proofing …
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Take a World Bread Tour
Gourmet.com produces fabulous videos. This one will take you on a romantic and sumptuous bread vacation to further your appreciation for the fundamental role bread plays in so many cultures.
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Flavored Butter
Flavored Butter Recipes From The Nation’s Top Chefs These recipes from the nation’s most noted chefs, give you a special way to serve butter to family and friends especially for holidays and special occasions. Flavored butters are easy to make and wonderful for grilled meats, fish, poultry or vegetables, and of course, as a spread …
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Whole Spelt Sourdough Bread
This spelt bread recipe is as delicious and easy to make as it is nutritious. So when the inspiration strikes to get virtuous with your eating habits without sacrificing sensory pleasure, give this one a whirl.
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