Bread

[bertine]

Dear eyelid and patrickwonders,
There is nothing quite so wonderful as a night sharing the company of friends while enjoying freshly made bread. Thank you for planning this evening and I look forward to seeing you again.

Regards,
Bertine

Comments

[patrickwonders.livejournal.com]

We certainly enjoyed having you and gwangi. I wasn't sure you were going to make it there... first with the might have to work and then waking yesterday to a headache. Pffft. Certainly glad you made it.... and thanks for the additional bread!

[bertine.livejournal.com]

I wasn't sure either but things worked out pretty well. Actually, I was pretty determined to make it work out because I was looking forward to it so much.

BTW, can I have your bagel recipe? I think I am going to try that next. :)

Bagel Recipe

[patrickwonders.livejournal.com]

Whilst I definitely recommend buying The Bread Baker's Apprentice by Peter Reinhart, you can find the bagel recipe online. The person forgot to have you mix in the honey and the malt powder, but it's clear when to do it. And, as I mentioned elsewhere, let the water sit on the counter for 8-12 hours before using it.

Other tips: there is a good side and a bad side of each bagel. The bad side is the side that was down during rising. Make sure the bad side is down before you put toppings on it to bake. They don't cook as well otherwise and don't look as nice when done anyway.

Also: I boiled some in a large saucier. It wasn't really deep enough. It was hard to flip the bagels and some stuck to the bottom. Next time, I will trade surface area for depth and just deal with more batches.

Re: Bagel Recipe

[patrickwonders.livejournal.com]

Also, yesterday's refrigerate overnight step was fro
11am until 5pm. *shrug*

[eyelid.livejournal.com]

it was great seeing you ;)