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Archive for the ‘Yeast Breads’ Category

October 28th, 2008

More bread baking tips from Shirley Kacmarik…part 2

I mostly use bread flour to get good gluetin formation, but in pita and pizza and other flat breads I use half bread flour and half all purpose flour, and it makes the the finished product lighter. I don’t make wheat flour much because to be truthful my kids never liked it much […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments

October 27th, 2008

Bread baking tips from Shirley Kacmarik…part 1

Shirley is a wonderful bread baker who recently left us a tip about using sparkling water instead of regular flat water in order to get a bit more puff to our bread. I thanked her for the tip and asked if she had any other special tips or recipes that she would be willing […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments

October 17th, 2008

Some thoughts on bread machines

A few days ago, I shared my recipe for naan, Indian flatbread, which I made in my bread machine (the dough, that is!). It has to be shaped and baked the old-fashioned way, and as it is, I really needed to stretch my dough more than I did, as you can see from the picture […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 6 comments

October 14th, 2008

Naan

One of my favorite Indian flatbreads is called Naan; I love it as an accompaniment for stews or saucy dinners. It’s got the perfect shape and texture to sop up the good stuff!
Recently, I started making the dough in my bread machine. When you take the dough out, it’s been through it’s first rising […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 269 comments

September 18th, 2008

Book review: The Bread Lover’s Bread Machine Cookbook

The Bread Lover’s Bread Machine Cookbook
by Beth Hensperger
Publisher’s Weekly writes:
The 300-plus recipes are so far-ranging it’s hard to believe a bread exists that isn’t included here. There are white breads and sourdoughs, all manner of whole wheat and grain breads and breads featuring nuts and dried fruits, cheese and savory flavorings. There are crusty […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments

September 11th, 2008

The easy way to roll out the pizza dough

Whether you buy pre-made dough, make your own by hand, or use a bread machine (like I do), eventually you’ve got to figure out how to get that lump of dough shaped into a pizza pie shell. Over on YouTube, Momspizzadough makes it look easy to shape it and get it from the peel onto […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 1 comment

July 17th, 2008

Book review: The Bread Machine Book

The Bread Machine Book
by Marjie Lambert
After my last review, of Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day, where I proclaimed how much I liked kneading dough, you’re going to think I’m a big fat hypocrite!! Well, I’m not…I’m just really really busy ;-)
Before my kids were born, I made all of our bread. I loved […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments

July 10th, 2008

Book review: Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day

Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
by Jeff Hertzberg & Zoe Francois
I have mixed feelings about reviewing this book, because I don’t really like their method, personally. But that’s my opinion. Lots and lots of people have written in to Amazon and said that they think the book is brilliant, and the loaves it […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments