Continuing from part 1 – The first loaf didn’t rise enough and judging by the after taste, I suspect it didn’t cook enough either.  It was ok with some very strong cheese though. Since the only bread flour I had was whole wheat, I started another batch with 100% whole wheat flour. This one showed [...]

I’m making bread this weekend using Jim Lahey’s famous no-knead technique. The idea was too simple and the results promised to be too good not to try. Mix bread flour, salt, yeast, and water. Let it sit covered for at least 18 hours. Scrape the dough out of the bowl onto a floured work surface, [...]