“Because I believe that homemade bread offers benefits on many levels, and that it is neither demanding nor difficult to make—that it doesn’t have to disrupt the rhythm of your life but can become part of it—I begin without ceremony.“
The lead paragraph above sets the philosophy of Jack Black as he begins a four part series on bread at ChefTalk.com
I love everything about bread. The smell of the yeast, the feel of it while working it prior to baking, the amazing aroma that escapes the oven, and the textural adventures on the tongue created by the myriad ingredients that lend substance and taste.
No bread machines and expensive mixes for me, thanks. It takes so little time to put it together and slip into the oven and when it comes out it is a trophy attesting to creativity and love. Check out this series, learn how to loaf, and join the upper crust .
Jack Black also offers this list of resources and books for bakers.
Wikipedia has a great batch of information on bread and its attendent constituents, too.
For all the home baked wonders I have had the pleasure of ingesting I wish to thank, in particular, my mother Ruth, my grandmothers, Rose and Grace, and Billy, too, a patient mentor, and incredible basket maker and table tennis artist.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Loving Annie // Mar 10, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Nothing is as good as homemade. Bread baking in the oven smells wonderful, and when you cut it and spread on some fresh butter – yummm !
2 Ruth Malone // Mar 10, 2009 at 7:41 pm
There’s nothing in the world better than home made Rye Bread and Hot Soup. My mother made us Bread most all the time , she didn’t believe in buying anything you could make yourself. However if she saw Bread that looked really good she’d buy a loaf to see if it was better then her’s. We knew her Bread was the best. Ruth { Mom }
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