Easy French Bread #2No knead, no standing mixer to clean. A pre-ferment (poolish) gives the bread a wonderful flavor, and the actual prep time is short. |
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French Bread by Traditional Yeast Method (no bread machine)Experimenting with several ways to get a good loaf of French bread without using my bread machine, I am ready to share this version over all I tried. It has a chewy crust and a beautiful fine grain. While my bread machine version (see "Useful Links" below) takes only about 5 minutes of active chef time, this recipe requires perhaps 35… |
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French Bread by Bread MachineThis recipe requires the French Bread setting on my bread machine, best suited for bread doughs low in fat and sugar; this results in a crisp crust and coarse, chewy exterior. (It is similar to the Whole Wheat setting though not identical.....but just might work.) However if neither are available on your machine you could use the… |
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Kugelhopf from Alsace, FranceKugelhopf is a sweet bread enriched with butter and eggs, related to brioche, with a characteristic grooved shape and a central hole. Its introduction in France is attributed to Marie Antoinette (originally from Austria, therefore) and its name appears to derive from its resemblance to a hat used in the Middle Ages, named gugelhut. |
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Spelt pain a l'ancienneA bread from Peter Reinhart's The Bread Baker's Apprentice, a very easy one because it hardly needs any kneading and it only ferments once. And with a stunning result. |
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Saucisson brioche/Sausage in BriocheEven to these days I cherish thememory of this French specialty originating from the City of Lyon that we were served either as an appetizer or main dish: Saucisson Brioche, namely a sausage baked inside a salty (as opposed to the sweet pastry) brioche. The recipe is not that difficult and open to many variations! |
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