After getting my recycled compost bin up and together (holypostdrivers, Batman! and photos will be posted later, when I can lift my arms), I decided that it was time to bake some bread. I've always loved making bread and needed that comfort, I guess. I had read earlier on Facebook that a friend of mine had brain cancer.
Actually, she wasn't a "friend", really. She works in my old local running store. We shared a name and she was always, always, always kind to me. It upset me that someone that wonderful was going through something so dreadful. I needed to be creative and bake. I needed to make something. So, I was off to the kitchen!
I realized instantly, that I needed to be really be creative - no bread pan. I had to do some Internet hopping to find recipes.
Happily, I found this: Easy No-Knead Skillet Bread. Having lugged my grandfather's skillets down from Montana, I was ready. (I had been wanting to try another no-knead bread for a while, after pretty decent success with this recipe, but my mother was not parting with her dutch oven. I really
recommend it if you're fortunate enough to have a 5 quart dutch oven.)
I got flour on my bare feet and my fingers are still a little greasy from the dutch oven seasoning. It was wonderful and exactly what I needed.
Actually, she wasn't a "friend", really. She works in my old local running store. We shared a name and she was always, always, always kind to me. It upset me that someone that wonderful was going through something so dreadful. I needed to be creative and bake. I needed to make something. So, I was off to the kitchen!
I realized instantly, that I needed to be really be creative - no bread pan. I had to do some Internet hopping to find recipes.
Happily, I found this: Easy No-Knead Skillet Bread. Having lugged my grandfather's skillets down from Montana, I was ready. (I had been wanting to try another no-knead bread for a while, after pretty decent success with this recipe, but my mother was not parting with her dutch oven. I really
recommend it if you're fortunate enough to have a 5 quart dutch oven.)
I got flour on my bare feet and my fingers are still a little greasy from the dutch oven seasoning. It was wonderful and exactly what I needed.
It was kind of an ugly thing - I should have used the 8 skillet, not the 10.
But, it tasted great. The kids ate it up and it'll be a great base for herbed bread this fall.
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