In addition, an introductory section, «The Ten Essential Steps of Making Bread,» includes a particularly lucid discussion on the way yeast works plus an invaluable comparison of
kneading methods.
The author's discussion of the pros and cons of various
kneading methods (bread machine, by hand, etc.) is invaluable.
The original recipe was a standard 2 rise recipe, but using
the no knead method with a dough that's a little slack.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and, using the scrape and fold
kneading method and a very light touch, sprinkle the dough with more flour and knead it lightly, sprinkling with flour when necessary to prevent it from sticking, scraping the dough off the floured surface with a floured bench scraper, then folding it over on itself.
The Book, My Bread: The Revolutionary No - Work, No -
Knead Method, Jim Lahey (founder of the Sullivan Street Bakery).
Published 2009 Mark Bittman's Article about Jim Lahey's recipe for the «
No Knead Method» in the New York Times circa 2006
(The no -
knead method is based on this.)
Thank you for the no -
knead method review.
Although like Ruhlman I enjoy the process of kneading, I think the no -
knead method produces great bread.
I appreciate your point about kneading — but after baking 100's of loaves, my experience is that the no -
knead method produces a high - quality, TASTY bread with a great crust.
I have heard about
the no knead methods for a while, but I was skeptical that they would develop the texture that I wanted.
And thanks to the brilliant no -
knead method of Jim Lahey — owner of New York's Sullivan Street Bakery and pizza spot Co. — it's easy to prepare, deriving its character from overnight fermentation, not laborious kneading.
Not exact matches
The
method given uses a stand mixer to mix and
knead the dough prior to proving.
I've been working with Jim Lahey's no -
knead pizza dough and a few
methods for baking it in a home oven that are supposed to mimic the effects of a commercial wood - fired pizza oven.
Mix in a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment or by hand,
kneading until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 - 10 minutes depending on what
method you use.
Method: in your favorite
kneading apparatus (perhaps a bowl, and then your hands) combine all the above ingredients.
The traditional
method of making this bread — brief
kneading and a single rising — makes sense in this context.
I've seen several «no
knead»
methods, but they still took a bunch of time and involved a fair number of steps that looked easy to mess up if you didn't know what you were doing.
Knead this for about 10 minutes, you can use a stand mixer with a dough attachment if you struggle with
kneading but try this
method out, it's a good workout!
So while I actually dislike the lack of
kneading in the no -
knead recipes, I think it's a worthwhile
method.
Whenever I have the time, I like to use a combination of pre-fermentation and a
knead and rest
method.
Using the breadmaker to
knead and proof this dough using the tangzhong
method, will the dough be easy to handle, is it sticky?
Also, thanks Eddie for introducing me to the Bertinet
Method of
kneading!
Is it possible to use the autolyse
method of
kneading, that is,
knead for a few seconds, rest for 10 mins, repeat twice, rest for 30 mins.
Brad, if you're
kneading by hand, it might take about 5 - 8 minutes using the «slap and fold»
method, which is demonstrated in the blog (linked in the upper right - hand part of the page).
This
method comes closest to hand
kneading without the effort.
The preparation
method is different, omitting the laborious
kneading stage.
I call my
method no
knead chicken as it's based on the cooking idea of the no
knead bread.
http://plusothergoodstuff.blogspot.com/2012/02/pregnancy-food-diary-twenty-eight-weeks.html The second is a super easy
method for no -
knead sourdough bread!