This was an experiment with using a loaf pan to shape my 9 grain bread to get a form hospitable to sandwiches. The dough was mixed with the same recipe and process I’ve developed before (see Loaf 80) up to the shaping step. I divided the 1200g of dough into a 700g loaf for a large loaf...

This Lean recipe has become my “go to” loaf of bread. I love the flavor and it’s now very easy to make. This dough was mixed on Wednesday night and shaped, proofed and baked Thursday evening. One of the loaves is a gift for a friend that I had lunch with on Friday, the other...

While I was making the epi rolls, I also threw together a couple of lean bread loaves for leftover sandwiches. This bread, shaped in a rectangular banneton, makes excellent sandwich bread. Combine that with leftover deep-fried turkey and some extra bacon from breakfast, and you (or I,...

Loaf 58 is an experiment in shaping. We wanted good sandwich bread and love the 9 Grain loaf I make, so I wanted to shape it in a loaf pan rather than a banneton or on a couche. The dough is mixed the night before and left to autolyze in the fridge overnight. I used flour from a 10 pound bag...

All my loaves so far (except Loaf 1 – Beer Batter Bread and Loaf 32 – Irish Soda Breads) have been simple flour + water + yeast + salt + maybe things like grains or nuts or eggs. I haven’t yet made any enriched bread. Enriched breads typically have milk and sugar added to...