Trying my hand at french bread today. Actually I am making it up as I go along. Reading through many different recipes I have discovered there are 101 ways to make a loaf of french bread! So I am going to try a few different ones out and see what I like best. Never tried it before. One thing I have learned and I think I will do is to spray or brush the loaf with water as it goes into the oven. This makes the crust crispy and that is the part of the bread I like most. I have also discovered that the less flour and more water you used the softer the bread will be. I thought it was the other way around for many years. Currently I am letting the flour and water rest so the gluten strands start to form.
I am also thinking about getting my own wheat grinder as I have seen that many of the flours take out the nutrients and then add in other nutrients. Not so happy with that idea.
Will update on the bread.
1 comment:
You should talk to Sherry-when Chris and Ryan were little she ground her own flour. She enjoyed it.
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