Sunday, August 26, 2012
Why Bother? 2012 - Sandwich Bread (Part 2)
I have been eating whole wheat bread since I was a little Wilde one. Our freezer was always stocked with loaves and loaves of bread. Sandwiches were always a part of my daily school lunches.
These days I rarely make myself a sandwich for lunch, but I do like a slice of toasted wheat bread, topped with a thin layer of peanut butter.
The recipe that I went with for my whole wheat experiment came out just like the bread from my childhood days. With a hint of sweetness and a whole lot of whole grains, this bread may tempt me to head to the deli and make a sandwich.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Why Bother? 2012 - Sandwich Bread (Part 1)
I really enjoy making bread dough. I love kneading the dough and the final texture of it. It's so much fun to play with! Then there's the science of the yeast and the rising dough. Making bread is just like a little science experiment in your kitchen. Just ask any biologist, yeast is very important to science!
The only problem with making bread, I have to find someone to eat it! I just don't eat that much bread these days. Since I moved to New Jersey (over a year ago), I have bought one loaf of bread. Since I got my braces put on (six months ago), I haven't bought a single loaf. I decided it was too much work to eat sandwiches with the hardware on my teeth.
When it finally came time to the Why Bother? sandwich bread challenge, I decided I had to try something a little different. You can buy so many different varieties of bread at the local grocery store, farmers market, local bakery or Panera. I even live equidistant to all four of those places! I had to make a bread that I would want to eat.
After looking through my five bread-making cookbooks, I settled on two very different loaves. Today I present to you a pesto swirl bread! Swirls of freshly made pesto in between airy layers of white bread. While it came out delicious, I wouldn't suggest using it as a sandwich bread. The swirls of pesto made the swirls of the bread pop out when the bread was sliced. Each piece of bread was like a little slinky.
The slinky effect was the exact reason I decided to make a cheese sandwich out of my bread. The idea came to me in the mid afternoon and I was thinking about it all through my long train ride home. Two slices of pesto bread, filled with fresh, homemade mozzarella cheese, grilled and melty. There was no way it couldn't be amazing. And I was right.
Come back on Sunday for part two of sandwich bread!
The only problem with making bread, I have to find someone to eat it! I just don't eat that much bread these days. Since I moved to New Jersey (over a year ago), I have bought one loaf of bread. Since I got my braces put on (six months ago), I haven't bought a single loaf. I decided it was too much work to eat sandwiches with the hardware on my teeth.
When it finally came time to the Why Bother? sandwich bread challenge, I decided I had to try something a little different. You can buy so many different varieties of bread at the local grocery store, farmers market, local bakery or Panera. I even live equidistant to all four of those places! I had to make a bread that I would want to eat.
After looking through my five bread-making cookbooks, I settled on two very different loaves. Today I present to you a pesto swirl bread! Swirls of freshly made pesto in between airy layers of white bread. While it came out delicious, I wouldn't suggest using it as a sandwich bread. The swirls of pesto made the swirls of the bread pop out when the bread was sliced. Each piece of bread was like a little slinky.
The slinky effect was the exact reason I decided to make a cheese sandwich out of my bread. The idea came to me in the mid afternoon and I was thinking about it all through my long train ride home. Two slices of pesto bread, filled with fresh, homemade mozzarella cheese, grilled and melty. There was no way it couldn't be amazing. And I was right.
Come back on Sunday for part two of sandwich bread!
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Tortellini and Artichokes in Walnut Sauce
I'm not here right now, I'm in Alaska! Please leave a message! Beeeeeeeepppp...
I left you some pasta to eat while I'm gone. Don't burn the house down!
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