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I recently found a copy of at the local library. I've only baked three or four of the recipes in it, but I definitely like this book.Most interesting is how much this book reminds me of: it is a collection of 300 hundred or so recipes; it's much more a recipe book than a technique book and doesn't really get into bread chemistry; the recipes run from quick breads to yeasted breads to crackers and biscuits. But, unlike Hensperger's book, this book doesn't annoy me, which puzzles me.Looking back at, I see that some of the issues I had with her book are clearly absent in Clayton's book. For one, the typography and page layout is simple and clean. This book won't win any awards for beautiful design and, like Hensberger's book, it lacks photos, but the recipes are well laid out and easy to read.I also find Clayton to be much more willing to suggest substitutions than Hensberger is.
As I mentioned in her review, the vibe I get from her is one of disappointment every time the reader dares to sully her recipe by substituting an inferior ingredient. Clayton makes numerous substitution suggestions and goes out of his way to make it easy for the reader to find all the ingredients he or she will need to bake one of his recipes.
I appreciate that.Overall, I also have to say that the recipes in this book are more appealing to me. My impression is that many of the recipes in this book begin with anecdotes along the lines of 'I met these two little old ladies who told me about this bread they had been baking for 30 years.' Most of these recipes feel and taste like they are time-tested, daily breads.
I, personally, am much more interested in the types of breads that people can eat day in and day out than I am interested in breads created by professional bakers or cookbook writers to push the limits of genre. It's like the Lord's Prayer says: 'Give us this day our daily bread,' not 'Give us this day a pumpkin brioche that'll really knock the socks off our brunch guests.' I'd be remiss if I failed to mention one other possible issue I have with Hensberger: gender. Before you throw your rolling pins at me (male and female readers alike. We are all bakers here, right?), please hear me out.My wife and I have often joked about how interesting it is that the artisan bread movement seems to be largely a 'guy thing.'
There are only so many types of cooking that it is cool for guys to be into: barbecuing is one, chili is another, and artisan bread seems to be another. Brewing beer too: I don't think they even let you do that professionally unless you have a great deal of facial hair.Much of the language used to describe artisan breads reeks of masculinity: these are robust, hearty breads. They crackle and crumble, and require heavy punchings down, beatings, or work outs. The descriptions are blunt and heavy, the books pervaded by earth tones (as is this website), and the recipes are not not cloaked in frippery like much other food writing, Heck, some of the language you encounter reading about 'capturing wild yeasts' make baking sourdough bread sound more like a rodeo than a day in the kitchen.Now I'm not saying gender should matter in a cookbook. But I do think that encountering a recipe that is described as 'the breadmaker's 'little black dress' ends up distancing male readers like me from the author.
Yes, I understand the metaphor, but it fails to make the intended connection with me.This tangent has gotten me far off the original topic: Clayton's book. In general, I am very fond of it: there are a lot of interesting, simple recipes in it and the book is easy to read. It occasionally shows its age (first published in 1973), but it is easy enough for today's reader to figure out on his or her own when 30 seconds in the microwave can be substituted for 5 minutes heating in a small saucepan. And it really doesn't teach you about how to experiment and create your own recipes, instead providing the reader with a wide variety of time-tested formulas. But, overall, it is a solid book, and one that is more up my alley than Hensberger's book is.What do other folks think?
Have others been annoyed by gender specific language in cookbooks? Would you agree with my assessment that, by and large, the artisan bread movement is a guy thing? Or am I just being too hard on Hensberger because I find the fonts in her book annoying? I was scrolling through some of the older postings (2005) on TFL and found your well written, interesting post on Bernard Clayton's NEW COMPLETE BOOK OF BREADS. I too like Clayton's book very much. I have used it for years.
In fact it was one of the first books I purchased when I became seriously interested in bread baking. My only criticism of the book, and it isn't a serious criticism by any means, is that Clayton sometimes offers 3 methods of mixing/kneading (hand, food processor, mixer) and this adds a ' hard to follow sometimes' factor during the baking process.
Until you've become familiar with the recipe and the mixing/kneading method (to eliminate the confusion factor I have edited my favorites and put them into MasterCook, an applications software cookbook, which I use to collect recipes). BUT, having said that, I really like the book very much (it's an old friend just like my 1968 version of Mastering the Art of French Cooking Vol. Clayton's book contains some of my all time favorite recipes that I have continued to bake through the years; Pain de Compagne Honfleur (pg. 246), Pain de Compagne Madame Doz (pg. 249) Sourdough Loaf (pg. 286) and Loyalist Bread (pg. 498) are among a some of the recipes I have found to be just plain terrrific.
As you said, the stories he tells about how he found some of the recipes are priceless, i.e. 'I towered over Madame Doz in height only, at ninety-nine years of age, she stood head and shoulders above me in knowledge of baking.' Anyway, I rate each recipe that I bake (regardless of author or cookbook) with asterisks (.= lowest rating and.= highest rating). All 4 of these recipes I rated.Sorry it took so long for me to get around to reading it but a belated thanks for posting such a well written review and also for confirming some of my thoughts and feelings about Clayton's terrific book. It isn't one of the 'hot' books these days.
As you pointed out, it isn't a 'slick' book containing glossy photos, drawings, etc. but well written and fairly easy to follow. It's results that count, not glossy photos, although they're nice too. Clayton's recipes are, for the most part, rock solid in terms of providing formulas where the baker ends up with an excellent loaf of bread.Howard. or to post comments. Howard, oh, the frustration! I have an ancient copy of The Complete Book of Breads from 1973 which I inherited when a friend's mother died.
I was thrilled to receive it because it has lots of notes and comments from a dear English lady. BUT, it doesn't appear to have the recipes you mention!
So I may have to keep this old battered copy as a memento and buy the new one now that you have praised those recipes so highly. I do have a recipe for Madam Doz' Peasant Bread which I think came from Amy's Bread, probably the same one?
A. or to post comments. Annie,It could be the same (Madame Doz) recipe. I can't say for sure because I am not familiar with Amy's Bread book.
I checked the copyright dates in my Clayton book and it lists 2 dates 1973 AND 1987. Mine is the later edition.
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Yours is the earlier edition, which may account for the difference in recipes. The Title of mine is: Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads - Revised and Expanded. I presume you're in the U.K.
So I don't know about the availability of the later version there. Like I said, I really love the book. Hope you can find a copy. Best of luck in your quest.Howard. or to post comments. Nope, haven't lived in Jolly Olde since 1967, apart from a year taking care of a sister-in-law. I now live on Whidbey Island in Washington and I'm sure I will be able to find a copy of the new and expanded edition.
I saw a copy of Beard on Bread in a local thrift store last week, the only bread book I have ever found in any of them - $1.50! Of course I had bought mine new some time ago. I was reading it last night and wondered what he would make of all the new ingredients and methods. A.
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or to post comments. I think James Beard would have a hard time understanding the whole thing. I know he was friends with Julia Child, Simone Beck and a bunch of other food affecinados but I never understood his claim to fame. I thought Julia Child brought America out of the stone age of culinary skills and into the light, so to speak. As far as I was concerned she was a messiah and pretty much walked on water but Beard was always a puzzle to me. He was pretty simplistic in his baking, as I recall. I have Beard on Bread and Beard on Pasta but never really got into either book very deeply.
I did bake his Cuban bread once and it came out pretty good. Didn't realize that you were in Washington. I used to go out there a lot to Seattle on business. Lovely area, expicially the coast and the Hoh rain forest.Howard.
or to post comments. I believe there are other books with a similar problem - giving you several methods but leaving you confused about how to follow it.For example, I just opened the book to page 441, Pesto Bread. The paragraph titles in the left margin read like this:IngredientsBaking PansBy Hand or Mixer 6 mins.Kneading 8 mins.By Processor 5 mins.Kneading 50 secs.First Rising 40 mins.Shaping 15 mins.etc.If you're working by hand or mixer, you have to figure out that you do the first kneading and then skip the next two steps.But it's great as a collection of recipes to play with.Rosalie.
or to post comments. It is very confusing wnen Clayton and other authors give the recipe three (or more) different ways; by hand, with mixer, using food processor, etc. Each step of the way. Incidentally, Rose Levy does this sometimes. It's confusing and frustrating. The recipes from Clayton's book (along with others), that I really like, I have recopied using M.S. Word and saved to a file folder for future reference.
I would prefer the baking books all be written using the hand method only or the mixer method only-not both or all three (food processor). Experienced bakers are mostly the ones who will be using a book like Clayton's and they know how to use a mixer instead of kneading by hand or vice versa.Howard - St.
Augustine, FL. or to post comments. Rosalie,I like your '.section up front.' Idea very much.
Maybe the 3 different methods in each recipe was the 'brainchild' of some of the 'suits' in the executive suite at Clayton's publisher, Simon and Schuster. Those guys probably don't know crust from crumb much less 'method madness'. Anyway, it has all the markings of the work of an editing committee/department. As Captain Louis Renault said, in Casablanca: 'Round up the usual suspects'.:-)Howard - St. Augustine, FL. or to post comments. I was just at a used bookstore yesterday and I perused the cookbook section.
There was not section for breads which I fould odd as they had about 20 feet long, 6' tall bookcases FILLED with cooking books. They had grilling and machine cooking (and no bread machine books there), but nothing on books.However, when I was looking through the general section, I saw this huge, thick hardcover book and took a peek.
It's the Revised version of Bernard Clayton's bread book. I usually hate buying books unresearched, but I figured for 2 bucks, how could I go wrong with a hardcover with a gazillion recipes?
I would love pictures, but that just wasn't as common as it is now (I'm such a visual person), but I think this one will be fun to thumb through and I'm really happy to see it's one that gets thumbs up from folks here.I also think it's funny that the original post commented on the gender of the writer as I had JUST started a thread last week about baking bread and men's interest in it. The comment on the little black dress cracked me up. I can defintely relate to robust and hearty much better. Kinda describes me actually!
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In November 2006, the food writer Mark Bittman published a bread recipe in New York Times that shook the world of bread bakers. The recipe, originally created by Jim Lahey of the Sullivan Street Bakery in Manhattan, was a no knead bread that promised what many thought to be impossible: A crusty bread that is made with only 4 ingredients (flour, yeast, salt, and water) baked in a dutch oven (heavy bottom cast iron skillet with a lid) without the need for kneading.It wasn’t long after it was published that this homemade artisan bread recipe gained a cult following and raving fans. According to the New York Times, even to this day, Jim Lahey’s No Knead Bread remains as one of the most popular recipes of their website.As the foodie that I am, I had heard about this no knead artisan bread recipe and the magic of baking bread in dutch oven, but never attempted baking it, mainly because I live in Vermont and I am spoiled with an amazing bakery right around the corner from where I live.
Also, I am a little bit of intimidated when it comes to making bread. However, when I saw an adapted version of it in Staub’s newly published cookbook, (affiliate link), with an out-of-this-world photograph (similar to the very first photo on this post), I had to give it a try and see whether or not what everyone has been raving about was true.It did not disappoint.On my very first try, following the Staub’s recipe word by word, I was able to get the a bread that looks exactly like what you see in these photos. And here I would like to mention; I don’t consider myself as a bread baker or a person who enjoys the long process of creating crusty artisan bread that you see in foodie magazines.But this recipe was different. For one thing, as the name suggests, there was almost no kneading needed. Second, the hands on time was no more than 15-20 minutes from start to finish.
And lastly, all I needed was 4 ingredients (which is why some people refer to this bread as 4-Ingredient Bread in most websites and bread-baker circles).However, like it is in anything in life, something had to give, and in this case, it was time (18-24 hours) and a dutch oven with a lid. If you have both, I guess it is not a bad compromise.Intrigued? HOW TO MAKE ARTISAN BREADI thought that it would be helpful to explain each step with helpful photographs.
Therefore, below you will find step by step instructions as to how to make this crusty bread in your own kitchen with helpful tips. STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS. Mix in the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Pour in 1 ⅓ cups (332 ml.) lukewarm water. Give it a mix using a wooden spoon. At this point, the dough needs to be quite sticky. If it is not, after you fully mixed it, add in more water in 1-tablespoon increments.
Can I bake this in a smaller countertop oven instead of a large wall oven?Let’s make one thing clear here. I believe that spreading a thick layer of butter onto a slice of this homemade rustic bread is quite a satisfactory feeling after waiting for 24 hours for it to rise.
Not to mention seeing my husband’s face when he saw the freshly baked dough while it was cooling on the counter.However, i t was important to me to not to break the bank with a high power bill at the end of the month just to experience the aforementioned feeling of accomplishment. So, to see if this bread would also work in a smaller countertop style oven (this is the one I own – affiliate link), I baked it in it as well.It worked perfectly, just as it did in the large wall oven. The only issue was that the larger 6-quart Lodge dutch oven didn’t fit into my countertop oven when the lid was on.That is why, please know that (depending on your countertop oven) this is a good option if you have a smaller (3 ½ quart dutch oven). A Few Last Minute Notes on The Best Artisan Bread. Can I freeze this bread? Yes, you can. Simply let it fully cool to room temperature, wrap it in a plastic bag, and store in your freezer upto a month.
When ready, thaw it on the kitchen counter (in its packaging) until it reaches to room temperature, and then reheat in a 350 F degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Should I slice it before I freeze it? It is up to you whether you slice it or not. It is much easier to consume when sliced, but if you don’t seal the packaging properly, later you might run into freezer burn issues.
So be sure to seal it well after you take the slices you need. Can I make this bread with gluten-free or whole wheat flour?: I have not tried baking this no knead crusty bread using any other flour than bread flour, but from what I understand from a few articles I read on the internet, this recipe is not ideal if you are using gluten-free or whole wheat flour. Do I need to grease the Dutch Oven before placing the dough into it?: No, you do not. The beauty of cast iron is that since it is so hot that it doesn’t let the dough stick to the pot. Plus, the parchment paper also helps.
Any decorations or scoring on top?: I haven’t tried scoring it in fun ways, but I saw a few people score the top with a sharp knife. So play around with it as you like.Whether you are an avid bread baker or an amateur one like I am, I hope you found this post helpful and feel encouraged to give this easy no knead bread recipe a try. As you make this recipe in your own kitchen, if you have any question feel free to drop me a line via email or comment below. I’ll try to help as much as I can.And if you make it, be sure to take a picture and share it with me through social media with the hashtag #foolproofeats.
I’d love to see your no-knead bread! IF YOU LIKED THIS HOMEMADE RUSTIC BREAD RECIPE, YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE.GREAT RECIPES TO SERVE THIS BREAD WITH. Instructions. Mix in the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
Pour in 1 ⅓ cups (332 ml.) lukewarm water. Give it a mix using a wooden spoon.
At this point, the dough needs to be quite sticky. If it is not, after you fully mixed it, add in more water in 1-tablespoon increments. Alternatively, you can use your clean hands to mix and feel the stickiness.
Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and let it sit in a warmer part of your house for 18-24 hours. Lightly flour your kitchen counter, gently remove the dough from the bowl, and place it onto your work surface. While removing, you will realize that it is quite sticky. However, if you take your time and gently pull it by folding it onto itself, you will see that it will come out easily without any dough remaining in the bowl.
Form the dough into a ball tucking the sides of the dough under. Transfer the dough onto a large parchment paper, lightly dust with a little bit of flour, cover it with a clean kitchen towel, and let it rise for 1-2 hours or until it doubles in size. Again, I recommend letting it sit in a warmer part of your house. Towards the end of the rising time, place your dutch oven in the oven and pre-heat it to 450 F degrees (230 C Degrees).
When ready to bake, take the now-very hot dutch oven out of the oven. Using the edges of the parchment paper carefully place the dough into the dutch oven. Put the lid on and let it bake for 30 minutes.
Then remove the lid and continue to bake another 20-30 minutes or until the top is nicely golden brown as you see in the photos. At the end of the baking, remove it from the dutch oven, place it onto a cooling rack and let it cool for 30-45 minutes before slicing. Hi Sara,Here are a couple ways to troubleshoot:– Let the dough rise in a warmer part of your house right before baking.– Make sure that your bread flour is as fresh.– The temperature of the oven is very important in this recipe.
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Do you use an oven thermometer? I have a new oven, but even with that, the temperature is sometimes off. So I recommend checking the temperature of the oven. Also, be sure to let your dutch oven warm up in the oven first.Can’t think of anything else right now.
I have made this recipe over 50 times and never had an issue, but the temperature and the flour used are two things that might make a difference so I think those are two good places to start.I hope this helps. Ana,First, I am so sorry that your dough didn’t rise. A note of this kind is the worst thing that can happen to a food blogger.Second, it is really hard for me to know without asking more questions.
I literally make this bread every other day and have never had the issue you had so I am really baffled. The only thing I can think is the temperature of the room that it was rising. Was it in a cold room? I usually let the dough sit in a warmer room in the house.Can you give me a little bit more information?
Did you use the exact ingredients: bread flour and active dry yeast?Another thing that I can think of is the temperature of the water. Was the water luke warm?
If it wasn’t the yeast might not have gotten activated.I am truly sorry, but I can’t think of anything else. I literally have one batch in my kitchen rising right now and I have never had this issue.If you let me know the answers, I’d be more than happy to troubleshoot with you.Thanks. What would cause the crust to go from really firm on exiting the oven, golden brown 9 (actually after just 40 minutes total in a 450 oven) but turn soft on both the top and bottom of the bread after cooling down on a metal rack on the counter for about an hour or so.Can you tell me what it is in the baking process that is supposed to insure that the crust is really crunchy and firm after adequate time on the cooling rack after baking?Someone told me that adding 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar will help firm up the crust but that has not worked here once the loaf has cooled down.Help!
To be honest with you, I make this bread once a week and that never happened to me. Though one time, I let it cool in the pan (with the lid on) and that is when it lost its crunchiness. I don’t know why it would turn soft if it is uncovered and on a cooling rack.I think the secret to this recipe is the Dutch oven that cooks the bread at a very high temperature and relatively fast.I have never tried the apple cider vinegar trick. However, I know America’s Test Kitchen uses beer in some versions of this bread. Obviously, they are not the same things, but apple cider vinegar could be something to look into for the future. I came here from the brownie recipe. I made this bread 2-3 times a week for about a year, making a slightly smaller loaf so it was always fresh.
The same day I would bake I would start another loaf going.I tweaked the recipe a little, adding about a 10 g of bulgar for texture, some soaked flax seeds just because, and about 15% whole grain (mix of wheat and rye) in place of some of the white flour.I’m writing to say that I discovered a much easier way cook this than to use a heavy dutch oven, which is kind of a menacingly hot thing to handle. Also, I wanted to make a non-round loaf, and the round dutch oven limited me to boules.I decided to try a granite ware roasting panIt’s about $7 right now on amazon. You don’t need to preheat it; just line it with parchment paper, flip the brotform/basket/dough-fermentation holder onto the parchment which is lying in the roaster pan, cover it, and bake for about 28 minutes, then remove the loaf from the pan and bake directly on the stone. This keeps the bottom from burning. You can move the roaster into and out of the oven, with the bread inside, with one hand.The key is not the preheating of the dutch oven, it is the trapping of steam in a covered container. You can also use a stainless steel bowl with some kind of lid; any container that will hold the steam from the bread will work.
The weight and thermal mass of the dutch oven is not essential.Again, I probably made close to a hundred loaves this way, and need to get back to it again because store bought bread is so inferior.Thanks for your great blog. This is very helpful John. Certainly, a more affordable (an easy to manage) alternative to Dutch oven.I have been experimenting with versions of bread made with beer and various nuts, seeds and other ingredients like rosemary, olives, etc. It blows my mind that it always turn out great. I am no scientist but I would agree with what you are saying in that steam is where the magic happens.So glad to hear that you like this recipe and make it often.
Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom with me.