Monday, February 23, 2009

No-knead bread variations

I have been working with this no-knead bread recipe and I haven't nailed down a version of the classic crusty boule that I love, but I have been having a great time with all the variations.  Last night I made focaccia inspired by this blog post. Delicious!  I baked it in a cast iron skillet and topped it with rosemary, kosher salt, and of course, olive oil.

The bread dough also made an absolutely fantastic pizza dough (esp. when topped with San Marzano tomatoes, if you were following my previous post)...

And I loved this cinnamon raisin bread, which I improvised with, since I don't own a loaf pan.

So I'm making this recipe over and over again because I love the versatility, and I love having bread dough ready to go in the fridge.

I'm on a bread hiatus tonight though because tomorrow I want to make this chole dish and accompany it with spinach paratha (I bought Indian whole wheat flour just for this purpose).  Let's see if I get to the bean soaking step in the morning, which will determine whether I manage to carry through!

5 comments:

Jocelyn said...

I'm going to try to make that bread this week/weekend ... it looks great. Good luck with the indian food - take pictures!

jovaliquilts said...

The breads sound sooooo good -- and it's great that they are no knead. Do you have any of Bryanna Clark Grogan's cookbooks? (It's her blog that you linked to for the focaccia inspiration.)

jasmine said...

I don't have any of her cookbooks. Have you tried them? are they good? I have considered getting her Italian cookbook...

Ribbit said...

whoa this is so worthwhile sounding. mm i'll make it this weekend too.

jovaliquilts said...

I had a couple of hers, don't know whether I still have them but will check. As I recall, some recipes were very good and some I didn't care for at all.