And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I used to make bread every Sunday to go with the spaghetti. Here is how I did it.
3 cups hot tap water (there is no chlorine in our water) 2 teaspoons yeast 7 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon salt
mix these together enough to wet the flour and set aside covered. I usually let it set for 4 or more hours, it gets a good smell.
After it sets I knead it in the Kitchenaid machine. I do it on as low as it will do it and add 1 teaspoon salt while mixing. Mix it (knead) 8 to 10 min (still on low) (I have done this by hand too...)
After kneading I let it sit for 1 hour, then turn it out on a board and let it rest for 5 min. Then I cut and shape it. (2 loaves) I either use small metal pie pans for round loaves or the long french bread shaped loves on a cookie sheet. After it's shaped I let it proof for AT LEAST one hour. Then I bake it in a pre heated 500 degree (f) oven. (I pre heat it maybe 20 min. it needs to be hot) it's in the hot oven for 17 min. I get some great oven spring with the round loaves .
This is a wet dough so I wet my hands when I handle it, the extra water is not going to hurt it and it won't stick to the wet hands. With nothing but flour-water-yeast-salt you can cook it hot.
Good bread.
I have one of those bread slicers, I found it at a second hand shop, I picked up an electric carving knife too just for slicing bread in the slicer.
The slicer was not used for my Sunday bread, it was used when I made regular loaves.
OMG, Rob your bread sounds heavenly! Using the same ingredients, I have perfected the recipe for making bricks that can withstand a direct hit from a mortar...
I used to make bread every Sunday to go with the spaghetti. Here is how I did it.
ReplyDelete3 cups hot tap water (there is no chlorine in our water)
2 teaspoons yeast
7 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon salt
mix these together enough to wet the flour and set aside covered. I usually let it set for 4 or more hours, it gets a good smell.
After it sets I knead it in the Kitchenaid machine. I do it on as low as it will do it and add 1 teaspoon salt while mixing. Mix it (knead) 8 to 10 min (still on low)
(I have done this by hand too...)
After kneading I let it sit for 1 hour, then turn it out on a board and let it rest for 5 min. Then I cut and shape it. (2 loaves)
I either use small metal pie pans for round loaves or the long french bread shaped loves on a cookie sheet.
After it's shaped I let it proof for AT LEAST one hour.
Then I bake it in a pre heated 500 degree (f) oven. (I pre heat it maybe 20 min. it needs to be hot) it's in the hot oven for 17 min. I get some great oven spring with the round loaves .
This is a wet dough so I wet my hands when I handle it, the extra water is not going to hurt it and it won't stick to the wet hands. With nothing but flour-water-yeast-salt you can cook it hot.
Good bread.
I have one of those bread slicers, I found it at a second hand shop, I picked up an electric carving knife too just for slicing bread in the slicer.
The slicer was not used for my Sunday bread, it was used when I made regular loaves.
OMG, Rob your bread sounds heavenly!
ReplyDeleteUsing the same ingredients, I have perfected the recipe for making bricks that can withstand a direct hit from a mortar...