My Thursday Afternoon

[AnIntentionalRoad]

I met two friends for breakfast Thursday morning. They were talking about this and that initiative they were pursuing at their companies. I just smiled.

Then, later that day, I emailed them both these pics of the initiative I pursued that same afternoon.

 

[davemartin88]

You're a terrible friend, lol. Looks good!

 

[SVHoper]

I find it difficult to really share values with work colleagues. Kinda by definition their values are different.

BTW looks like lovely texture... would you mind sharing your recipe?

For a while I used a bread machine with some success, but could never get anything that light.

 

[ls99]

Now I AM hungry. Send them over.

 

[H2ODude]

I'm finding I spend several hours a day cooking now, and our grocery bills are climbing! But it's all good! Haven't done that much bread though, but those loaves look amazing....

 

[AnIntentionalRoad]

BTW looks like lovely texture... would you mind sharing your recipe?

For a while I used a bread machine with some success, but could never get anything that light.

I am a new baker, having just discovered how much I enjoy doing it after retiring. But, I've done quite a bit of research on bread baking specifically and the trick to getting a nice crust is to initially set temp to 500f and then blast steam into the oven during the first 2 minutes of baking. I am using a tray at the bottom of the oven that I pour water into and I also have a spray bottle that I use to douse the sides of the oven with water, generating steam, right after I put the loaves in.

For the interior texture, one trick is to not overly degass the dough after the final rise before putting it in the oven.

Good luck!

 

[Moscyn]

Looks delicious! When I meet up with my ex-colleagues, most really want to retire and live a different life.