...another post about bread! Don't worry, I haven't given up yarn for yeast and flour. The knitting will return at some point. I'm part of a very nefarious Guild of Calamitous Intent swap on Ravelry that I need to knit something for, and I have a list of 12 sweaters that I want to knit, and I have plan in the works for attending Rhinebeck.



But I am really enjoying the bread baking (and apparently Wii Fit is enjoying telling me that I keep gaining weight! Argh!! I'm trying to convince myself that it is muscles that I'm gaining from doing Wactive and muscles weigh more than fat, not just that I'm getting more fat because the breads are so damn good!! I also think that getting back to work will help too because I'm more active--taking the bus, walking around teaching--than sitting at home.) I am getting good at french bread in baguette, boule, and epi forms. We've even been making sandwiches with my boule bread...




This is my sandwich: roast beef, lettuce, salt and pepper, and yummy kewpie mayonnaise on half a small boule.



Here is the boule before it was made into sandwiches. I tried to make a signature "K" slash in the top.



The lines on the bread are from being flipped upside down in the oven. I've found a good formula for good crust and color... 10 minutes on sheet pan, 10 minutes flipped upside down directly on the oven rack, final 5-10 minutes flipped right side up on oven rack. You get some indentations, but the crust is perfectly crisp and browned all around.



Here are some baby boules!





Which were also used for sandwiches...



That's Trader Joe's shredded pork topped with some BBQ sauce.



So now that I've conquered (thought not perfected or mastered) basic french bread, I'm going to attempt some light whole wheat and some challah!