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Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day
By Peter Reinhart
Ten Speed Press - 2009
Croissants : page 181
Joining the chorus! I used my stand mixer and found this very easy to do. I went with half ap flour and half bread flour. I also chose to egg wash my croissants. The instructions are lovely--I'm going for the fourth fold next time for sure.
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Panettone : page 163
This recipe results in a panettone with a truly lovely crumb, a very satisfying texture and softness. However, I do feel that it lacks just a bit in sweetness which in turn comes primarily from too little fruit (though I may up the honey just a bit in the future). I used the prescribed amount of fruit (one and a third cups of bourbon-soaked raisins) and the finely grated rind of an orange. Next time I will add at least two thirds of a cup more fruit -- candied rind, dried cherries or cranberries or apricots or a combination thereof.
My starter must be quite lively as the dough, after its 12 hour rise, went from filling a third of the pretty brown and gold paper mold to overflowing its top. I gently 'de-gassed' it a bit, made the traditional cross slashes on the top and baked it. The finished product looked super and smelled wonderful. I had to take it to a friend's home and packed it, still warm, right side up for the trip. It didn't seem any the worse for wear despite not being cooled upside down.
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