BREAD baking

[Susan Otcenas]

So, I've had the Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day book for a few months, but have only this weekend had the time to sit down and read it. (Yes, I can read a cookbook like a novel... )

Anyway, last night I whipped up the basic Boule recipe. This morning I pulled the dough out and made 2 loaves. Oh. My. Goodness. This stuff is amazing. Never have I made bread this easily, that tasted this good! My waistline is in deep trouble.

And, just like the book said, the loaves audibly crackled for a good 5 minutes or so after I pulled them out of the oven. I was dancing around the kitchen like a little kid, I was so tickled. Jeff was outside building a new fence around our garden, and I made him come all the way inside so he could listen to it.