Dutch Oven loaf of rustic bread
The all important interior .... the "crumb" .....
It is from Baker Bettie, and she calls it a 'lean dough Master Recipe'. Lean because there is no fat in it and a 'master' as you can use it for various applications.
I have been more than hesitant to use my Le Creuset
pots for doing this type of loaf.. so, instead, I've just never made one. I've heard bad things about how it affects the expensive pots and well... just wasn't ready to give it a try.
However, this recipe only calls for the oven to be at 450F ... not the usual.."" turn your oven up as high as it will go"" and ""get the pot blistering hot''.. sort of thing.
I've done stuff in all sorts of pots and pans at 425 F so how bad can 450 F be?
Plus...the silly Creuset pots weight a ton even with nothing in them... never mind fully loaded... so again...hesitant when things are that hot.
Anyway... suffice to say...I finally bit the bullet and just did it.
I was pretty nervous about the very hot pot until after I got the loaf into it and the thing back into the oven..... but then... hahahahah....I realized I had totally forgotten to slash the surface!!
40 second rule....!!! Take it out and slash it ... lid on, back into the oven and hope for the best. Who knew if it would even work now? ... arrrghh#@!
But, look at this! It worked beautifully! My first little 'ear' and it is very cute.... nicely up there and protecting the underneath of it as it says it is supposed to do..as you can see by the lighter area under the lifted ear..
The crust was lovely and crackly and not thick or hard at all... the inside was lovely and ... how to say it just right ?? sort of soft and a bit chewy all at the same time.
Next day was okay as well..but, by the 3rd day the crust became a bit leather-y, although not hard leather... soft leather... then, of course, it was gone.
Oh, and,... Philip..... just for us...
~~~The Toast Report~~~::: Most Excellent Toast.... but, it does have a pretty crunchy crust so take it cautiously for your gums' sake ...and, smaller bites are good...
I made some garlic toast too.... ooohhhhhhh .... YUM!!
Dutch Oven loaf of rustic bread
The all important interior .... the "crumb" .....
It is from Baker Bettie, and she calls it a 'lean dough Master Recipe'. Lean because there is no fat in it and a 'master' as you can use it for various applications.
I have been more than hesitant to use my Le Creuset
pots for doing this type of loaf.. so, instead, I've just never made one. I've heard bad things about how it affects the expensive pots and well... just wasn't ready to give it a try.
However, this recipe only calls for the oven to be at 450F ... not the usual.."" turn your oven up as high as it will go"" and ""get the pot blistering hot''.. sort of thing.
I've done stuff in all sorts of pots and pans at 425 F so how bad can 450 F be?
Plus...the silly Creuset pots weight a ton even with nothing in them... never mind fully loaded... so again...hesitant when things are that hot.
Anyway... suffice to say...I finally bit the bullet and just did it.
I was pretty nervous about the very hot pot until after I got the loaf into it and the thing back into the oven..... but then... hahahahah....I realized I had totally forgotten to slash the surface!!
40 second rule....!!! Take it out and slash it ... lid on, back into the oven and hope for the best. Who knew if it would even work now? ... arrrghh#@!
But, look at this! It worked beautifully! My first little 'ear' and it is very cute.... nicely up there and protecting the underneath of it as it says it is supposed to do..as you can see by the lighter area under the lifted ear..
The crust was lovely and crackly and not thick or hard at all... the inside was lovely and ... how to say it just right ?? sort of soft and a bit chewy all at the same time.
Next day was okay as well..but, by the 3rd day the crust became a bit leather-y, although not hard leather... soft leather... then, of course, it was gone.
Oh, and,... Philip..... just for us...
~~~The Toast Report~~~::: Most Excellent Toast.... but, it does have a pretty crunchy crust so take it cautiously for your gums' sake ...and, smaller bites are good...
I made some garlic toast too.... ooohhhhhhh .... YUM!!