somewhereintime

Talking about bread...what kind of bread should I buy?...I want to dip it with vinegar and oil...thanks
fibbi 發表於 2009-12-3 12:23

Some kind of hearty Artisan or country style bread, not Wonder Bread.
Get some decent olive oil, easy on th balsamic vinegar

fibbi

Some kind of hearty Artisan or country style bread, not Wonder Bread.
Get some decent olive oil, easy on th balsamic vinegar
somewhereintime 發表於 2009-12-3 13:39

What is country style bread??? What is Artisan bread??

somewhereintime

22# fibbi

Country style bread are more rustic type, usually included some whole grains and wheat berries, and involves sour dough and long fermentation time.
Artisan bread would be more designer's type, using more sophisticated ingredients i.e. olive oil, walnuts, olives and specialty natural yeast i.e.
Grapes, potato, cabbage etc.

somewhereintime

點解所有超市出售的麵粉都是PRODUCT OF CANADA﹖ 有沒有人見過PRODUCT OF FRANCE?
毅字 發表於 2009-12-3 21:36

Canada produce high quality Winter wheat and very inexpensive, we do not need to import.
French wheat flour is not as strong and sturdy as Canadian flour and it is very expensive, for the same reason  I don't
think you would buy Japanese flour for cooking and baking.
There are mail order company i.e. King Arther Flour in the US or Europe that sell specialty baking products but only
French native would insists to use French flour.
The King Arther has some special blend flour for French bread and it works almost identical as real French flour (I have used both)
but then you have to use the real French recipes.

somewhereintime

白色的帆布在哪裡有得賣﹖我想墊底增加濕度
毅字 發表於 2009-12-3 21:38

I'm frugal, I use the cotton sacks from flour and rice.
You can buy thick food grade cotton cloth from kitchen stores, and
actually some U.S. companies make floursack- style cotton towels for baking aficiondos.
I think William-Sonoma and Pastry Chef Central have mail order for that.

somewhereintime

my sis and other friend of mine loves bread making. Too bad that both of them don't live in town.... But it's not easy and it requires experience.  My friend mention something about spraying water in  ...
布小熊 發表於 2009-12-2 19:38

The biggest challenge is time dedication, unless you are around the kitchen for half day,
it is quite unpredictable to do artisan bread without paying constant attention since
natural yeast is a menace in the kitchen.
But then, there are devices  designed to make life easier, one can get the bread oven-ready in an hour.