We love homemade bread around here. Not only does the hot oven warm up the house on a frigid day, but it’s tastier, healthier and less expensive than any purchased at the grocery.
We’ve struggled for years to make this a habit without too much success until we were gifted this book for Christmas (in 2011). I highly recommend you try Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. So easy.
This is just the simple Boule, one of the “Peasant Loaves” that they recommend you try before moving on to flatbreads, pizza dough, enriched breads and pastries. There’s a sandwich bread, but we just keep using this one and it makes fantastic sandwiches, especially grilled.
If you’re ready to get started right away, just go to the Bread in Five website. It looks like there are plenty of tempting recipes to get you started.
I think I might try those chocolate espresso doughnuts they recommend ringing in the new year with.
See, warm and not-too-dense in the middle and slightly crusty on the outside. You’ll never love a grilled cheese and tomato soup more.
Roxanne D
A self-employed home renovator and interior designer, Roxanne is living in her third 1920s-era home in one of Tulsa’s oldest neighborhoods. A small-town Oklahoma girl at heart, she has also lived in Australia, which helped inspire her love of design. Roxanne loves sewing, knitting, crocheting, repurposing furniture and salvaging architectural pieces. She loves to tackle a do-it-yourself project, no matter how small or large. As our very own “granola girl”, Roxanne dreams about designing everything from dresses to gardens to her day, whatever comes across her path.
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I haven’t ever been big on making New Year’s resolutions, but I also don’t seem to change a lot each year, so my first resolution is to actually make resolutions! Ha! Anyway, making bread is going on the list. Are there any recipes without egg? That bread looks extremely delicious!