tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73947705557693567282024-02-07T10:09:27.445-08:00Dare Me to CookTaking on Food ChallengesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394770555769356728.post-44355492673645695542010-03-28T16:45:00.000-07:002010-04-12T05:30:19.068-07:00BBA Challenge Bread #27: Portuguese Sweet BreadI made this one a couple of weeks ago. Big hit with everyone. One that I will definitely come back to. Slightly sweet, with a hint of lemon and orange. Although it looks very dark, it is not burnt -- the crust is quite soft. Great with coffee and/or tea!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394770555769356728.post-89548482059204204712010-03-28T16:33:00.000-07:002010-04-12T05:29:51.782-07:00BBA Challenge Bread #4: Rich Man's BriocheThe Bread Baker' Apprentice includes three brioche variations: Rich Man's Brioche, MIddle-Class Brioche, and Poor Man's Brioche. I decided to go for broke and try the Rich Man's version -- a whole pound of butter -- it is definitely one rich bread. The crumb is super buttery yet light and tender, however all that butter made for a lot of work. It is a very difficult dough to work with, very Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394770555769356728.post-54702112246104564382010-03-28T15:56:00.000-07:002010-04-12T05:28:15.439-07:00BBA Challenge Bread #3: BagelsBy far the best bagel recipe I have tried to date. Still not equal to a top notch NYC bagel, but even those are getting harder to find. More and more bagels are assuming that "bread with a hole" characteristic that most home bagel recipes have. These bagels were chewy with a slightly crisp crust and lots of flavor thanks to a long overnight fermentation in the fridge.
High gluten Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394770555769356728.post-36326436081261577942010-03-28T15:20:00.000-07:002010-04-12T05:24:41.203-07:00BBA Challenge Bread #1: Anadama Bread The "formulas in The Bread Baker's Apprentice are listed alphabetically. Most people doing this challenge have been baking them in that order. I will be skipping around from time to time depending on ingredients, scheduling issues and the fact that many of the first few breads are sweet and/or very rich and I would like a little more variety week to week.
Anadama bread is a New Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394770555769356728.post-3822590780231319232010-03-28T14:41:00.000-07:002010-04-12T05:20:49.218-07:00The BBA ChallengeI have often thought of cooking my my through some of my cookbooks and had already begun a winter frenzy of weekend bread baking when I came across this challenge. Peter Reinhart’s book, The Bread Baker’s Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread, is practically a course in itself on bread baking and in just a few weeks, my baking skills have drastically improved.
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