Has anyone made the NY Times sourdough bread recipe?

[awakenedsoul]

I just finished kneading enough bread dough for two loaves of french bread. It's rising in the oven right now. I've been meaning to try the NY Times recipe for sourdough bread. It sounds delicious. Has anyone here made it? Or, have you made another bread recipe that you really like?

[Tussiemussies]

IN the magazine "Cook 's Illustrated", quite awhile back they had an excellent recipe for no knead bread. There was a thread about this at that time. You do need as special pot which you c as n get in Walmart, (I know), but it comes out like a round of artisan bread. Very good and nice . Looking, you only have to knead it briefly. It does have to sit overnight though. I will have to look through my cookbooks and find the issue. The recipe would be too long to type in but I could scan it Nd email it to you if you would like that.....

[rodeosweetheart]

IN the magazine "Cook 's Illustrated", quite awhile back they had an excellent recipe for no knead bread. There was a thread about this at that time. You do need as special pot which you c as n get in Walmart, (I know), but it comes out like a round of artisan bread. Very good and nice . Looking, you only have to knead it briefly. It does have to sit overnight though. I will have to look through my cookbooks and find the issue. The recipe would be too long to type in but I could scan it Nd email it to you if you would like that.....

Tussie, we make the one that was in Mother Earth news, was on the cover== and it's great--I use a cast iron pot I found at the thrift shop, a Creuset knock off. Here is a link, Awakened Soul-

http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/easy-no-knead-dutch-oven-crusty-bread.aspx#axzz37Ldjtw2y

I'd like to see the Cooks one, too.

Awakened, can you share a good French bread recipe? Thanks!

[awakenedsoul]

Thanks tussiemussies and rodeosweetheart. I actually have the recipe, I googled it before posting. I also have a Le Crueset pot that will work. The bread looks delicious. I like the shape of the loaf. I found a video of the guy on 47th St. in NY who teaches people how to make it. It looks really simple.

Here's the french bread recipe that I've been using:
5 1/2 to 6 cups all purpose flour
2 packages active dry yeast
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups warm water (120 to 130 degrees)
Cornmeal
1 slightly beaten egg white
1 T water.

In large mixing bowl stir together 2 cups of the flour, the yeast, and salt. Add the warm water to the dry mixture. Beat with an electic mixer on low to medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping the bowl constantly. Beat on high speed for 3 mins. Using a wooden spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (8 to 10 minutes total) Shape the dough into a ball. Place dough in a lightly greased bowl, and let rise in a warm place till double in size. (about 1 hour)

Punch dough down. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough in half. Cover and let rest for 10 mins. Meanwhile lightly grease a baking sheet. Sprinkle with cornmeal.

Roll each portion of the dough into a 15x10" rectangle. Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting from a long side; seal well. Pinch ends and pull slightly to taper. Place seam side down on prpared baking sheet. In a small mixing bowl stir egg white mixture over loaves. Cover and let rise rill nearly double in size (for 35 to 45 mins.) Using a sharp knife, make 3 or 4 diagonal cuts about 1/4 " deep across the top of each loaf.

Bake in a 375 degree oven for 20 mins. Brush again with some of the egg white mixture. Continue baking for 15-20 mins. or till bread sounds hollow when you tap the top with your fingers. Immediately remove bread from baking sheet. Cool on wire racks. Makes 2 loaves.

[awakenedsoul]

Great article, rodeosweetheart. I'm going to try that one next.

When I make the french bread recipe, I don't cook it for as long as they say. I also put mine in a Le Crueset bread (loaf) pan. I put a bowl of water in with the bread. It makes the inside nice and moist and chewy...

[rodeosweetheart]

Great article, rodeosweetheart. I'm going to try that one next.

When I make the french bread recipe, I don't cook it for as long as they say. I also put mine in a Le Crueset bread (loaf) pan. I put a bowl of water in with the bread. It makes the inside nice and moist and chewy...

All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you. I need to get the loaf pan, I think.

I have some Vidalia onions and have been pining to make French onion soup.

[iris lilies]

I think this is the recipe/method that bae posted a couple of years ago and many people had a hit with it. Me, not so much. :( But I need to practice with it, most likely.

[awakenedsoul]

Yeah, there's a person with a blog about a 1916 craftsman house who tweaked the recipe and liked it better. I think she added beer and vinegar to make it sourdough.

My french bread recipe was kind of dry at first..I don't cook it as long and lowered the temp slightly. Now it's delicious. I think it takes practice.

[Tussiemussies]

The recipe in Cook's Illustrated also adds a little bit of beer too...:)

[awakenedsoul]

Sounds good Tussiemussies. I've got a bread recipe in my vintage Better Homes and Gardens cookbook that has cheddar cheese and beer. I'd like to try it. My ex used to marinate steaks in beer, and they were delicious!

I'm going to try the NY Times recipe when I visit my parents. I think they'd like it. I also like making cracked pepper cheese bread. It has mozzarella, parmesan, and fresh black pepper...it's one of my favorites.

[awakenedsoul]

All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you. I need to get the loaf pan, I think.

I have some Vidalia onions and have been pining to make French onion soup.

rodeosweetheart, My pleasure! You can roll it up and bake it on a greased cookie sheet. I just do it in a loaf pan, because I like how it tastes when it's chewy and moist. It was sort of an experiment. My dad always toasts it, which I don't understand. I love how fresh bread is soft and chewy...but I don't say anything. He likes it that way.

I love French onion soup! I've never made it. That's a good idea.

[Tussiemussies]

Hi awakened, the cracked pepper bread sounds really nice. My favorite bread is a brown bread with walnuts and raisins in it. They have it at the Charlie Brown chainzrestaurants at the salad bar. Recently we had a bread within cloves of garlic baked right into it. That was good if you like roasted garlic...Just throwing some ideas out there!

[awakenedsoul]

Those sound delicious, Tussiemussies. I love roasted garlic. I was thinking of making some garlic bread with my french bread. I always loved that as a kid...butter on both sides of fresh french bread with fresh garlic. Mmmm!

I like zucchini bread, too. With six zucchini plants in my garden, I'll probably be making some of that soon, too.

Stale bread makes good grilled cheese sandwiches, too. I like to brush Italian salad dressing on the outside of the bread.

[Tussiemussies]

Hi again awakened, I like your idea of putting Italian salad dressing on the outside of your grilled cheese sandwich. It reminds me of dipping bread into olive oil!

[awakenedsoul]

My friend who was Italian used to dip her best bread in olive oil and sprinkle it with salt. I like that, too. The salad dressing tip I read on Hints from Heloise when I was a little girl. It's a nice twist on grilled cheese...

And now, I am finally going to make this NY Times bread recipe!

[awakenedsoul]

Update: The bread was fantastic! I took it with me to visit my parents and between the three of us, the loaf was gone in a day! It was really easy. I can't wait to make it again. It's really an artisian style bread. Reminds me of what I used to buy in Europe. I'm going to try the sourdough version from Youtube tonight. I'm really excited about it. It's so much simpler than what I used to do!

[Tussiemussies]

Glad that it came out great and that you all got to enjoy it....:)

[awakenedsoul]

Thanks Tussiemussies. I just made another batch with a quarter tsp. of apple cider vinegar. I'm excited to see how the sourdough version tastes. It took about five mins. to throw together. I'm just blown away by the ease of this recipe. It's so fast compared to what I was doing all these years. I really like the consistency of it, too.