I made bread from this recipe: My Mother's Peasant Bread. It was so easy, not a hassle as I wasn't planning to go anywhere anyway, and quite fascinating to do. I used a single two-quart bowl as I didn't have a one-quart. (The recipe says that's fine.)

Risen bread dough

After the second rising, it felt resilient, elastic, almost velvety, and somehow alive when I poked it, like some sea creature. Only dry rather than slimy.

It was a little doughy when I first sliced it, so I popped it back in the oven for five minutes and then it came out perfect:

Baked round loaf

The inside is light and fluffy, the crust is chewy, and the flavor is a pleasant, non-tangy bread-flavor. And that is exactly how I like my bread. I had some with butter, and some with browned butter/brown sugar.

I slice bread with butter, one with brown butter/brown sugar

It was so good that I had another slice with black sesame spread, and that was AMAZING.

I slice bread with black sesame spread

I may never buy bread again.
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From: [personal profile] lilacsigil


I love that texture of alive, springy dough! I am making pizza tonight and I'm looking forward to it even more now!
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