So I got 200 Fast and Easy Artisan Breads: No-Knead, One Bowl
for Christmas, and just finished reading Julie & Julia
, which combination is going to spell disaster for my productivity.
I've already mentioned my spectacular french bread fail, and seem to have gotten the hang of your regular loaf-type breads (I promise that Thanksgiving Dinner Bread recipe soon, because it's awesome, and you need to make it. Or get someone to make it for you), but I cannot for the life of me make bread that has that crispy, flaky crust that I love way too much.
So I'm hoping that sad-sack Julie Powell's 365 days of french cooking can inspire non sad-sack me to get this bread right. Because I want to eat it. (Update: I did it, and the recipe for Cheap, Crusty French Bread in 15 Minutes is here.)
And I also want to stop paying extra money for bread I should be able to make myself.