A Bread Anyone Can Make

Do you love crisp artisan breads? Couple this with a slice of cheese or soup and that is one of my favorite meals.


I found a recipe that is really to good to NOT share. It is a bread recipe for fresh bread that literally takes 5 minutes a day.


You all know I am a terrible baker--- well I haven't been able to mess it up, so I know that you will have luck.

Here are the full instructions-(reduce salt to 2 teaspoons- it calls for 1 1/2 Tablespoons too salty)


http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/Artisan-Bread-In-Five-Minutes-A-Day.aspx



Basically you mix all the ingredients with a wooden spoon in a big bowl. (NO KNEADING OR RISING) Then let it sit on the counter for 3-6 hours. Then you throw it in the fridge.



When you want bread- you take out a blob from the bowl- plop it on a floured cutting board and turn on the oven. Put a heavy pan or pizza stone inside the oven so it gets really hot. Once the oven reaches 450 degrees you cook it for 30 minutes. Done!



For those of you in a really hot area, a toaster oven would work fine! or here is a link for focaccia bread on the grill-


http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/?p=698#more-698


It is really that easy. I mix in my favorite spices and today I put roasted garlic in it and then rolled it into a loaf shape. It made a nice sandwich bread.



It is very versatile too. You can make cheese breads, dinner rolls, English muffins, flat bread, even apple cake with crumb topping all from the same dough in the fridge.



My kids are eating pizza bread on a stick right now. You just grab a blob from the fridge roll up out the dough, spread on sauce, cheese and toppings and roll it like a cinnamon roll. Cook it for 20 minutes and it's done. What is that food in the freezer isle? Pizza Pockets? It's sort of like that, I guess (never had one!) It would make a great lunch food. You could make a batch and then freeze them. Throw them in lunch boxes or into a picnic basket. You could make them for a kids party too. A pizza tree! Cute.

Weston just loves posing for pics- can't you tell!?

Tomorrow I will try another way to use the dough with a recipe from this website-

http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/

Try it, I know you'll like it.