The Minneapolis Star Tribune did its annual feature yesterday on 50 “tastemakers” in the Twin Cities, and we were flattered to be in such great company. The food scene in Minneapolis and St. Paul is absolutely exploding and we’re so happy to be part of it: restaurants, breweries, markets—it’s all happening here. More from the article…
I am so pleased to be able to bring you English Granary-Style Bread today. Many of you discovered that an essential ingredient for this bread, malted wheat flakes, became unavailable in the US soon after we published this recipe in Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day (2007). Frustrated! Luckily King Arthur Flour has started stocking it again, so we’re in business. But it’s been a while since English Granary-Style Bread has graced my table. Two kinds of malted grain provide a slightly sweet flavor, even beery (?) flavor…
Thanks to our friends at iG publishing in Taiwan (Republic of China-ROC), Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day has appeared in Asia in Chinese translation (bakers in Taiwan, click here to buy at Eslite, or at Kingstone). This translation, the first ever for “Healthy Bread,” joins our existing overseas versions of the first book (Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day), one in Great Britain, and our first Chinese translation for mainland China.
And another Asian version is on the way– next year, a Japanese translation of “Artisan Bread” will be published in Tokyo by Rakkousha. We are told that Asia is the fastest-growing bread market in the world…
This week I had the tremendous pleasure of doing an event with the Minnesota Food Bloggers. The group is held together with the love and sweat of Stephanie Meyer and includes 450 passionate food lovers. The group gets together about once a month to celebrate what is exciting and new in the Minneapolis food scene, which is growing larger and more exciting every day. Stephanie invited me to do a pizza class for the group, and I jumped at the chance. An excuse to hang out with this group and an opportunity to get them all tossing dough in the air and baking pizza. The venue was also a tremendous draw for me, we did this giant pizza party at the Kitchen in the Market. A fully equipped professional kitchen run by the sweet, sassy and talented duo Molly McDonald Herrmann and Tracy Morgan. Here is a lovely post of the party by Sarah Kieffer whose site The Vanilla Bean Blog is just beautiful.
We made dough from Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day the kind made specifically for tossing high in the air. The dough for tossing is made with Bread Flour, so it is a bit stronger and can handle being thrown as high as you dare. The group has several folks who are on a gluten free diet, so we had our gluten free crust available to them. The g-f crust is tasty and makes a brilliant pizza, but can’t be tossed high in the air and needs to be handled in a different way from traditional dough. Below are our instructions for the no-fail gluten free crust. But, before I roll out the dough, I want to say a little about the toppings. There are some gifts that are priceless…so rare, so precious and so fleeting that they make you want to weep. Kathy Yerich, one of the partners of Rouge Pottery, brought me such a gift at the pizza party. She went foraging for morel mushrooms, ramps (spring onions) and nettles and brought them to me in a basket. The contents of this basket were almost too gorgeous to eat, but I managed and made this pizza, which my husband said “tastes like summer!” What a gift. Continue reading
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| by jeff, April 17, 2012 
It’s not really braided. Here’s another, with savory fillings from an earlier post; same idea but with Spinach, Feta, and Pine Nuts.
The trick is not difficult, check out the video of how it’s done (recipe is below)…
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We recently did a fun interview for Costco’s own magazine (Costco Connection), which, we are told, would be one of the highest-circulation magazines in the US if it were classified that way. If your local Costco isn’t carrying our books, ask the manager to order them! Our interview and a recipe appear on page 58 of the April 2012 edition (click to view).
(This is a post that first appeared in 2009 – we hope it is fresh for some and a welcome memory for others!)
“Hot cross buns, hot cross buns, everybody loves hot cross buns!” are the words to the children’s song and it is so true. I made these buns at the request of many of you and my kids devoured them within minutes. They are the buns traditionally served at Easter time. A sweet dough, spiced, studded with dried (sometimes candied) fruit and decorated with a cross made of icing.
As I researched these delicious buns I realized that there are as many ways to make them as there are families who bake them. Some people slash the dough to make the cross, others use a flour and water paste to create the symbol and others use the sweet icing. Tell me how you make your buns, and if you don’t have a family tradition yet, you can start with these!
My favorite breakfast is a homemade bread, toasted to perfection, fruit preserves, and a cup of freshly brewed coffee. I know it sounds simple, but getting that bread to caramelize and crisp up on the outside, but have a soft interior, isn’t always as easy as you may think. We’ve heard from some readers that they have a difficult time toasting, so here are some simple steps to getting a perfect slice. Continue reading
Most Americans were introduced to bagels through the frozen bagged bagels by Lender’s. In all honesty the bagels in a bag weren’t all that great, but they made the doughnut shaped breads a household staple. People no longer had to search for a Jewish bakery to find them. Today Murray Lender died and in honor of the man who put the bagel on the American map, we are sharing our recipe for making bagels at home. They are crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside and so easy to make.
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| by zoe, March 20, 2012 In Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day and Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day we suggest baking a 1-pound loaf and give detailed instructions for making this smallish bread. It seems like a nice size loaf for a family of 4 to eat in a day. On some occasions you may want to bake a larger loaf and it requires a few adjustments to our recipe. Here are step by step instructions for baking a 2-pound free form loaf. Continue reading
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