BREAD baking

[Tuckervill]

Even though I didn't have any brioche pans, this turned out delicious!

[NoNo]

I made 8 breads for Christmas Eve/Day, and everyone enjoyed them. I've taken to just mixing the olives in from the onset with the olive dough, it's the only way I can get them to disperse evenly. I also got two cast iron pots, so I'm excited to try baking in them. My brother got me a pizza peel so I don't have to tie up my cookie tray anymore, and I also got the "My Bread" book. It's a no-knead process, but the initial rise is 12-18 hours. It will require a bit more planning to try that. I'll let you know how it compares.

To top off my food-related gifts, I got a giant steel sauce pot (it doesn't say how large it is, but it has to be at least 20qts), and the food grinder attachment for my mixer. I'm pumped!

[sgtiger]

I made a loaf of Challah for Christmas (I know, I know) since my dad likes sweet breads and it turned out picture perfect and delicious. Unfortunately I forgot to take after pics. Here's the before, right after I braided it:

[NbyNW]

We used the olive oil dough recipe and made pizza last night. Sooo much better than frozen pizza!

[Tuckervill]

Wow that pizza is loaded! And the challah is beautiful, even though it has not been baked.

I got a big batch in the fridge that I'm going to use all weekend for whatever moves me.

Karen

[Susan Otcenas]

I made a loaf of Challah for Christmas (I know, I know) since my dad likes sweet breads and it turned out picture perfect and delicious. Unfortunately I forgot to take after pics. Here's the before, right after I braided it:

My dad knows I've been baking bread lately, and asked me to find him a good challah recipe. What recipe did you use for this?

[Tuckervill]

There's a challah recipe in "the book".

Karen

[Susan Otcenas]

There's a challah recipe in "the book".

Karen

Sure enough! I didn't remember seeing it the last time I flipped through. I have a batch rising right now. Will bake it tonight! The recipe says it will make 4 loaves, but those would be some teeny loaves... I think I'll use all the dough to make two instead. Will post photos if they come out well.

Susan

[sgtiger]

There's a challah recipe in "the book".

Karen

Yup, that's the one I used.