tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888537811572933179.post1110448395603016478..comments2018-09-08T11:51:27.498-05:00Comments on Chaos Amongst the Flours and Flowers: A Josey Baker Hearth BreadPostal Grunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414583708278689114noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888537811572933179.post-74807108077879897592015-04-08T23:31:22.192-05:002015-04-08T23:31:22.192-05:00Something that you might to consider is taking a t...Something that you might to consider is taking a try at the breads created for the "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes" books. I currently have the updated "ABin5" book which adds some recipes and finally makes the concession of adding weight measurements to their recipes.<br /><br />While I haven't quite mastered their style, there are some aspects that could be used to fit fresh bread into your schedule. The first things is that you spend about five minutes mixing your dough and then covering the bowl. After two hours at room temperature, you can put your dough in the fridge for days at a time before using. That idea lends itself to making enough dough for up to four loaves at a time.<br />When you want a fresh loaf, you just cut out a chunk of dough, shape it, let it rest for between 40-90 minutes, and then bake. The cold dough out of the fridge is easy to shape so you should be able to have some success early on.<br />I noticed some similarities in technique between the ABin5 book and the Josey Baker book. If you have the opportunity, borrow both books from your local library system and you should be able to see what I mean after you've read them.<br />The ABin5 technique is the easier of the two to grasp and execute in the least amount of time.Once you've got that, I'd suggest you tackle baking sourdough breads. They'll have a longer shelf life in your kitchen unless they find a fast way to your stomach. Sourdough can be time managed in production so you won't have to be chained to your oven once you get the knack.<br />I really can't recommend having artisan delivered unless you have the funds to pay what would seem to be very high prices for a loaf of bread that certainly won't be fresh. I've mailed loaves to friends and family and the cost for Priority Mail service was always at least $10. You might bake a few bricks while you learn but when you achieve consistency, you'll have a sense of accomplishment of having done something important.<br />Postal Grunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414583708278689114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888537811572933179.post-65850237773527727142015-04-08T16:40:04.679-05:002015-04-08T16:40:04.679-05:00It would be really great to start using hearth bre...It would be really great to start using hearth bread for all of my bread needs. However, the only problem is that I don't have much time to make bread at home. This is one of my favorite kinds of bread, so I would love to be able to eat it more. Do you know if there are any bakeries that do bread delivery? If so, this would be the perfect option for me, because then I could get the bread whenever I needed! <a href="http://www.klostermanbakery.com/about/" rel="nofollow"> http://www.klostermanbakery.com/about/</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866638023454830671noreply@blogger.com