home made bread in 5 min a day

[irmanator]

Five Minutes a Day for Fresh-Baked Bread

I found this on the Mother Earth News website and looks super easy. I thought i would share here. I will be trying it.

[GrimJack]

I have been meaning to try that recipe - currently, I am trying to get this recipe to work consistently. It is pretty easy but any modification I make seems to screw it up.

[irmanator]

I don't think i would like having to let it rise that long I have a small kitchen and don't know where i could set it out that long.

[kork13]

I don't think i would like having to let it rise that long I have a small kitchen and don't know where i could set it out that long.

How about in the microwave?

thanks for posting this irmanator, I may try it.... I love fresh bread, but i've never been able to make it work out right (all of my breads always end up very dense). Who knows, maybe this one will do it for me.

[Daylily]

I have made two batches of the bread featured in Mother Earth News. It does turn out nicely. Crusty on the outside and chewy on the inside. (I am gluten-intolerant, so I am making this for my husband).

I have one suggestion. The recipe says to add a cup of water to the broiler pan in the bottom of the oven to create steam after the oven has heated. I found this was not enough water and I also found it was difficult to fill the pan after the oven was heated. I fill the broiler pan about half way full of water, place it in the oven and then heat the oven.

The magazine also says that portions of the bread can be frozen for later use. I just tried this tonight with a dethawed portion of the frozen dough and didn't have as much luck as when the dough was refrigerated. I'll have to work on this.

Seriously, though this does just take five minutes once you have the bread made.

[rob62521]

Anyone want a recipe for quick rolls?

1 cup of flour
1 Tbsp of baking powder
2 Tbsp of mayonaise
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup of milk

Mix and put in muffin in and baked at 400 degrees F until top starts to brown. I have added herbs or garlic or small chopped pieces of onions and even cheese to make it different.

[cschin4]

Sounds like a great recipie. I always thought baking bread had to be time consuming and complicated. I even have a bread maker but sometimes the bread in that just isn't that great. So, I will have to give this a try. And, my oldest son loves homemade bread.

[GrimJack]

The main advantage of the 'new york times' recipe is that the cast iron removes the need for the pan of water in the oven. The sealed cast iron keeps all the steam inside for that wonderful crispy crust. Try cast iron w/lid and see how you like it.

[cschin4]

Great tips!

[cschin4]

Do I need to use bread flour or will regular flour do? And, can I use bread flour as I have some to use up?

[zetta]

The instructions on the yeast were unclear to me. Can you use dry active yeast, or does it need to be the kind that comes wrapped in little foil cubes?

[GrimJack]

I don't think i would like having to let it rise that long I have a small kitchen and don't know where i could set it out that long.

I have more room in my kitchen than I do in my fridge, sigh!
I just can't get consistent rise - sometimes my bread approaches Swiss cheese (old style) and sometimes matzo???>

[Cylenchar]

I don't think i would like having to let it rise that long I have a small kitchen and don't know where i could set it out that long.

Irmanator,

I will put it on the top shelf of the oven to rise, and fill a bowl with hot(steaming) water and put that on the shelf below. I have had lots of luck with this, usually rises quite a bit quicker.

[Daylily]

The instructions on the yeast were unclear to me. Can you use dry active yeast, or does it need to be the kind that comes wrapped in little foil cubes?

I didn't read the NY recipe, but if you are referring to the Mother Earth News recipe, I have been using the dry packets of yeast.

[Daylily]

Do I need to use bread flour or will regular flour do? And, can I use bread flour as I have some to use up?

The first time I made the recipe from Mother Earth News I used regular white flour. The second time I made a big batch of it I used part white flour and part whole wheat flour.

I think this recipe is forgiving so you can experiment with using up the bread flour.