Un-kneaded bread

[Yeoman]

Apologies if this is OT or in the wrong place but I thought it was worth sharing and recommending. I made a loaf of 18th Century 'French Bread' which is made with eggs, milk, butter and barm (traditionally the foam from brewing beer but in this case a mixture of London Pride ale, yeast and flour) and it has come out rather well. I used the recipe from here:
http://savoringthepast.net/2012/07/09/18th-century-no-knead-french-bread/

It was a very VERY sticky dough and getting it to form a loaf on the pan was frankly impossible but it rose reasonably well and I am rather pleased with it.

A slice with a little of my girlfriend's home made plum chutney. It is rather stodgy and yet fluffy at the same time. The crust is lovely too. So, if you fancy making bread, can't be bothered to knead it and want an excuse to polish off a bottle of ale this is the bread for you!

 

[stormcrow]

Looks tasty! I need to add that recipe to the list.

 

[Woods Dweller]

Thanks Yeoman, it looks like a good bread for sopping up a good stew gravy. :thumbsup:

 

[Blizzard of '93]

ditto all above.

 

[George]

That's excellent, Yeoman, thanks for the link/recipe. I've made a modern version of a no-knead bread, with only flour, salt, water and yeast, and was pleased with the results, but I'm very glad to get an 18th-century version. Here's my modern one.

And here's a link to the original recipe I started with:
http://www.sullivanstreetbakery.com/recipes/

Spence

 

[VTdeerhunter]

WOW...you guys are making me hungry and its still 1 1/2 hours till lunch....arrrrghh

 

[Loyalist Dave]

I made some last night, for baking at 07:00 this morning, given the 12 hour wait time..., and I used a 50/50 mix of whole wheat and all purpose flour, as I didn't have 3 cups of all purpose flour. Worked great.

LD

 

[Nifeman]

DAMN!!! Spence, ya always make good looking food...Bud

 

[russecv58]

that is some delicious looking bread....i gotta try making some now :thumbsup:

 

[Yeoman]

Yeah Spence, that's pretty awesome looking bread. I made a batch recently with a cup of wholemeal flower instead of plain and that worked pretty well though was a little tougher than the first loaf. I think I need to get a decent dutch oven or pot to cook it in in order to get a more pleasing shape.

 

[Lonegun1894]

U make very similar but my mix is just flour, yeast, salt, a little olive oil, and water, and it turns out great except that I DO knead it a bit, but just for a minute or two and more to make sure it is well mixed than to really get any benefit from the kneading. I will have to try your recipe sometime because it seems like the egg would add a little something to it. Great ideas all around here, and I will have to steal a few of them and try them to perfect my recipe. Thanks everyone.

 

[ihuntsnook]

That looks delicious Spence. I will start production this afternoon.