Wanted to add a comment for anyone reading this that if you want to try your regular bread using this method to get a nice crusty bread you can try it. And in place of the clay cloche, you can use a dutch oven. The secret is to raise the bread on a piece of parchment paper in a bowl, don't get to big a loaf, then get the dutch oven hot in the oven at 425 degrees. Slip the bread into the hot pan, put the lid on and bake for about 35 min. Would love to hear if any of my readers try this.
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And I know my big brother reads this, as he says its the only way he knows what I am up to.
Sorry Ray, I can't bring you a nice warm loaf of this!!!
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LOL....you are making us drool every post!
Thanks for the tip on the dutch oven. i'll give that a try for sure. I have to say that there is "parchment paper" and then there is "parchment paper". I had great luck with the 1st brand I'd bought, but #2 was a real loser. Everything stuck to it....wish I could remember where I'd bought the good stuff. Guess it's gonna be trial and error all over again. Maybe not too bad though, as I do remember where #2 was bought. ;)
As for my sourdough cinnamon bread, I add raisins, too, kneaded in before I roll out the dough and sprinkle my cinnamon/sugar mixture onto the dough. I then fold the dough over onto itself, several times, shape to loaf, and put into a "Pam" sprayed loaf pan. My loaves are done after 27 minutes at 350 degrees.
My D-I-L makes bread all the time, but she is a health nut and her bread has no taste. Not even warm, fresh out of the oven.
I love making sourdough bread. The starter isn't that difficult to make from scratch either.
While it always tastes good, I have yet to master how to make it rise sufficiently. I end up with tasty, crunchy bread that is only about 3 inches high.
Any ideas?
Thanks for the comments,
Mike: I use Reynolds parchment paper (thats all Wally sells)
I think the hotter oven in the covered dutch oven is what makes it nice and crusty.
Rita: My receipt calls for 3 tsp of yeast for my big batch, that is a 7 cup of flour batch. I get 4 nice loaves from it. Are you just using the sourdough starter for your rise? Also I found that you don't want to let them over rise before baking as then they tend to not rise any more and aren't as nice. Also make slices in the top to allow for the expansion. Good luck. Let me know. DC
Oh, and Coffeypot: Sorry about the crappy bread, but I bet you slap butter on it and just love it. Ain't no such thing as bad home made bread!
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