Well, I didn't know it could be done! I love to bake fresh bread, but typically only bake one day a week because I don't like to clean up. And as you may know, fresh home baked bread doesn't stay fresh for long. So I was very excited to learn about the new book, "Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day," by Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., & Zoe Fancois. Apparently this is their second book, but I don't know that I would have been as excited about the first one since they used white flour recipes. But this one I love! 
Here's the trick...you stir up a batch of dough, let it sit for 2 hours and refridgerate for up to 14 days. When you want fresh baked bread you cut off a one pound piece of dough, shape, rest and bake! That is it. No kneading and no flour mess to clean up. Just amazing!! Kudos to these folks for their hard work and hours of trial and error (I'm sure) to produce the perfect mix for 100 Artisan breads. The book runs $27.99 in hardback, and is well worth the money. I recommend this to anyone who loves to bake and is limited on time. It is packed with valuable bread baking tidbits to produce that perfect loaf in yes, just five minutes a day!
Besides several loaves of bread, I also decided to make the Cinnamon Raisin Whole Wheat Bagels. Since high quality bagels are rare out here on the prairie, I thought it was worth a try. Not bad for a beginner. The sizes weren't real even and they were not as pretty as the pictures in the book, but the flavor and texture were nice. I would definitely do this again.
Oh, and the best part, I didn't have to go to the Big W place to buy my ingredients. The local Amish Variety Store stocks everything I need. Working on the resolution...the family is watching!
Happy Winter!
Liz
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3 comments:
Oh wow! Looks like you have a winner for sure. That bread sounds yummy. I've never baked "real" bread before, only dessert breads like banana nut, Amish Cinnamon...(although I do own a bread maker). Thanks for the encouragement. :-D
I really should try more bread recipes. The girls love helping with it all. Thanks for the encouragement.
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Love this post! I have fallen off of the bread making wagon recently (used to bake all of our bread) and have trying to figure out how to schedule the baking in with everything else. I am ordering this book straight away! Thanks!
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