Posted by Gerard on April 07, 1998 at 13:58:12:
In Reply to: Your Breads. posted by Matt on April 06, 1998 at 16:50:51:
Matt,
I only LIKE to make french bread, occasionally pain de Mie , which is actually English pullman bread...the French stole it.
Sometimes I do 6 grain but not lately, recently we've started making petite fours so bread is just something to get done and in the baskets.
Everyone and their uncle is doing breads...and some really excellent breads too so I prefer to emphasize what no-one else is doing.
I allow 15 minutes to roll bread and thats all.
You know how many croissants I can roll in the time it takes to roll a baguette?
about 10 X 1.
20 croissants fit in the same oven space as every 5 bread. Bread's a loser for me but I like doing it, it sets the tone for the day, if the bread goes wrong ....
see yer
Gerard