great sandwich: homemade bread if you want to a slice or two of eggplant, fried or grilled goat cheese a couple sun-dried tomatoes parsley pepper what i did here is make a sort of spread by putting the last four ingredients in a food processor, but that was really messy, so i suggest you don't. if sun-dried tomatoes are too strong for you, try regular type. (i only put enough in the spread for about...

What is the best place to buy fresh loaf of bread in Pensacola area? Thanks!

Grilled spinach and cheese bread , originally uploaded by Coyoty . From Two Aprons in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Have any of you baked with local stone ground whole wheat flour before? I have a bread that I have to make (a braided ring) for next weekend and have never baked with stone ground flour before. Are there any suggestions that you guys have for me to have the bread come out the same way it does with the store bought flour? Is there anything extra I need to do to ensure proper rising? Thanks in Advance...

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Sponge is currently bubbling. Results in the morning. UPDATE: I made whole wheat and oat bran bread, which turned out very nice and round at the top, nice crust, and good flavour. I can't say specifically if it tasted better -- honestly, I'd have to have both regular and sponge-made bread side by side to really tell the difference. Physically, however, there were notable differences. 1- It didn't...

Okay, second installment of "Cook Shit Wednesdays" = BANANA BREAD! It all started with some rotty bananas: If you know anything about me, you know I try to READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY....and obsessively. Holly was amused. With the aid of a potato masher, we mashed that shit up! I think the key to successful cooking so far has been to make mush. Mix up wet and dry ingredients...

The main reason I don't use my bread machine that much for things other than pizza dough or the odd emergency loaf of bread is because I'm not a huge fan of the taste. Sure, it's better than those awful floofy fake loaves you get on the shelves of the supermarket, but it's just not as good as the stuff I make with a slow rise. Heh. Look what I found: If your bread machine has a timer, let the yeast...

We had so much fun last week, Holly and I have decided to make Wednesday our official "cook stuff" night, so she'll be coming over tonight. We're going to make banana bread and try to make some wheat bread in the breadmaker. Granted, it's no hand-kneaded bread expedition, but we're starting slow. :P Okay, very slow. Baby steps, people. Baby steps. I'll try and remember to do pictures and a post tomorrow...