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The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread
By Peter Reinhart, Ron Manville
Ten Speed Press - 2001
Ciabatta : page 135
This was the first recipe I tried from this book and it was excellent. I made the poolish version. The crust had a perfect crunch with a nice soft crumb inside. My guests were raving about it and polished off all but two pieces of the three loaves that I made. My nephew ate an entire Ciabetta to himself!
The lift arm had recently broken on my KA and this was the first time I had made bread my hand and it was very straightforward and easy to do.
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Cinnamon Buns and Sticky Buns : page 143
This recipe produces a very tender, delicious cinnamon roll. Since I made them on the spur of the moment I used the skim milk I had in the fridge and the end result was still flavourful. I omitted the lemon and zest because I wasn't in the mood for the flavour of lemon.
I would add more cinnamon and less sugar to the filling the next time I made them as I like a lot of cinnamon. I would also make the rolls smaller. I followed the directions for 8 rolls and they are huge!
I am not a fan of fondant and just put together a simple cream cheese frosting.
If you plan on making these for a family breakfast or brunch follow the directions to make the dough the day before as there are two rises and you will not be eating these rolls in the morning unless you wake up before dawn.
I will try the sticky buns recipe next time.
I returned from walking the dog right after these rolls came out of the oven and my house smells divine.
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Italian Bread : page 172
Another successful recipe from this book. When my family arrived for dinner and smell bread they were hoping it was the Ciabetta recipe...when I stated I was trying the Italian recipe at first everyone was disappointed. The recipe as followed produced two good sized loaves. One loaf was eaten before dinner even started it was so delicious.
I followed the recipe as directed and would make this bread again. I would recommend a stand mixer due to the volume of dough.
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