Bread ExperimentsPosted on 2008/12/07 23:20:13 (December 2008). [Monday 8th December 2008]
After the endeavours toward the PDA that I have found, thanks to a bank holiday, I managed to focus my attention to making some bread.
I know that to the inhabitants of the mighty 2, Radstock Road in Reading the previous phrase might sound scary as hell... I remember that during my university days I tried to bake some bread but the recipe was completely wrong and instead of some fluffy loaf I produced a very good BRICK.
After more than 10 years my bread baking skills have improved a little and today I am trying to make a nuts and pine nuts loaf, made with two different types of flour.
The latest experiments have been quite promising, but I need to fine tune the recipe a little because it's not perfect yet!
I love making bread, it feels like if I am saving a lot of money (not true) but more than everything I like to make things by myself, especially a basic aliment like bread, that usually we are forced to buy in the supermarket (hence industrial made...).
Apart from that nothing special to report, next week it's going to be a tough one at work, we are gearing up to the end of the year usually a very hectic period for Italian companies.
I'll post more PDA stories in the future, they are quite interesting! :D
Comment 1
Glad to hear it Lorenzo, baking your own bread is an incredibly wholesome activity. Good for the soul.
Posted by John at 2008/12/11 01:40:11.
Comment 2
Yes I agree, I absolutely love it! (and it's nice too)
Posted by Lox at 2008/12/11 07:52:53.
Comment 3
Is comment posting broken here too?
Posted by John at 2008/12/11 21:33:46.
Comment 4
The Italian don't use much salt when making bread, do they?
To someone from Frogland the taste of Italian bread is pretty insipid.
Posted by Sheri at 2008/12/12 16:35:24.
Comment 5
(no offense)
Posted by Sheri at 2008/12/12 16:35:52.
Comment 6
Sheri: No offence taken. Actually, Tuscany is well known for non-salty bread while in the other regions they put salt. Like our cusine, every place seems to have a different recipe. I like non salty bread because it doesn't affect the taste of the food, if you eat the bread together...
Posted by Lox at 2008/12/13 09:11:29.
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