toria wrote:I would love to put a mashed potato in the yeast mixture that is rising. I love potato bread. I do actually give the bread a few kneads when I am processing it for the two hour rise.
pairs4life wrote:I don't know, can it possibly taste as good as it looks? That shot is definitely one of the Wonders of the World!
Cathy2 wrote:pairs4life wrote:I don't know, can it possibly taste as good as it looks? That shot is definitely one of the Wonders of the World!
Hi,
No knead bread with its long rise time makes a very good loaf of bread. I expect Mel's bread is terrific based on my experiences with this bread baking style.
I use the Cook's Illustrated variant with liquids of water, beer and vinegar. They also suggest kneading the bread 16 strokes after the first rise. I believe this is done to activate the gluten after its long rise.
Regards,
mhill95149 wrote:I do my final rise on parchment so I can use the paper to gently put the dough in the Dutch oven
Cathy2 wrote:Cook's Illustrated has modified how to bake no knead bread. Instead of preheating the oven and Dutch oven for 30 minutes, you begin by placing your bread dough in the Dutch oven with the lid on into a cold oven.
Adjust temperature to 425 degrees, once it reaches temperature then set your timer for 30 minutes.
At 30 minutes, remove the lid. Set your timer for an additional 25-30 minutes.
At 55-60 minutes, you may pull the bread if it has an internal temperature of 200 degrees. (I simply pull mine at 60 minutes)
I never really enjoyed lowering bread dough into a hot Dutch oven. So this amendment to their process is welcome to me.
Regards,
Cathy2 wrote:Binko,
I may have set you on the wrong path a wee bit, it should be on parchment paper.
I am really sorry about this.
I like this revised method, because lowering bread dough into a hot Dutch oven is just asking for a burn.
Regards,
Cathy2 wrote:Binko,
I may have set you on the wrong path a wee bit, it should be on parchment paper.
I am really sorry about this.
I like this revised method, because lowering bread dough into a hot Dutch oven is just asking for a burn.
Regards,
pairs4life wrote:Cathy2 wrote:Binko,
I may have set you on the wrong path a wee bit, it should be on parchment paper.
I am really sorry about this.
I like this revised method, because lowering bread dough into a hot Dutch oven is just asking for a burn.
Regards,
I have online access to Cook's Illustrated and the recipe there incorporates the changes they made to the elimination of the pre-heated Dutch Oven.http://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes ... =MCSCZ00L0
lougord99 wrote:Yes, but don’t bake it to time if you have a good instant read thermometer. Bake it to an internal temperature of 207
Binko wrote:Oh, I forgot to post my update. Well, the first time I tried doing the revised recipe, wouldn't you know it, the oven died. Igniter went out on me, so the oven never got to temp and just hovered at around I'd guess something like 250-300 and I ended up with a pile of half-cooked dough that needed to be thrown out.
After replacing the igniter, I tried again, and it turned out great. Parchment paper did the trick, of course. There is a definite difference between the hot Dutch oven method and the one without, and it is mostly in the crust and the crumb. The crumb is a little tighter, and the crust is a good bit thinner and a little less crispy. The end result reminds me a lot of those European style breads you get at Polish bakeries/groceries. It's quite a nice method and I think I'll sacrifice the thicker crispier crust the preheated method gives me for the ease, speed, and better energy efficiency of this method.
I've also tried this method a couple of times since with much denser, dark breads (50% white flour, the rest of the 50% composed of rye, whole wheat, flax seed meal, pumpkin seeds, and a little unsweetened cocoa and molasses for color, ~70% hydration) cooked in a loaf pan (uncovered) and it works great for that, too, as a no-knead recipe.