I listened to the crackling of
the crust as the loaves of bread were cooling down and couldn't get enough of the aromas lingering in the air.
Not exact matches
The artisan - style
loaf pairs perfectly with pastas, dips, and can be used
as a pizza
crust, flatbread or simply dipped in olive oil.
* Only change that I made (I like the
crust better using a glass
loaf pan and the oven) use the dough cycle, remove from machine, roll in generous amount of corn meal, spray a
loaf with Pam, dust with cornmeal, cover with warm towel, let rise for about an hour, bake
as usual.
To bake the
loaf: Brush the
loaf with the remaining glaze (this will give the finished
loaf a beautiful, shiny
crust,
as well
as provide «glue» for the seeds), sprinkle with poppy seeds, if desired, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the challah is golden brown, slightly firm to the touch, and the internal temperature is 195 °F.
For the
crust, steam will escape
as the
loaf cools, which tends to soften the
crust.
@Jean: I often bake my breads, except
loafs, in my oven,
as the
crust of the bread baked from bread maker tends to be more thicker and harder.
But
as much
as we love all those slow - fermented, crackly
crusted loaves, we keep wishing for Bryant Ng's flatbread, which falls somewhere between naan and really good pizza
crust.
This crisp -
crusted, golden rosemary sourdough
loaf is interspersed with strands of hearty rosemary, one of the only herbs that seems
as at home in the bleak landscape of Winnipeg's winter
as it does in the desert heat of the Israeli summer.
A
loaf of sourdough bread or the equivalent in
crusts may be substituted for sprouted bread
as desired.
Can be made into rolls, flatbread or a
loaf; Enjoy
as sandwich bread, bread rolls or even
as a pie
crust!