[Sca-cooks] First loaves of bread

[Susan Lin]

Pistachios are not hard and are likely to mush in a mortar and pestle.
Might better take a knife to them.  I know it sounds weird but pistachios
might go nicely with cinnamon or cardamon or even a small amount of star
anise.

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Ian Kusz <sprucebranch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oertha is where I grew up.  Thus, I'm "of" there.
>
> I'm in Wealdsmere, presently.
>
> Thanks for the good word.  Now that I've made a too-harsh loaf, and a
> too-crumbly loaf, and a too-big-but-otherwise-delicious loaf, it's time for
> more fiddling.  Maybe with nuts!  I have some unsalted
> pistachios....hmmm....what spices to add, I wonder?  Paprika?  garlic
> powder?  dill?  my italian seasoning mix?  hmmmmm....time to break out the
> mortar and pestle and grind some nuts...
>
> On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Johnna Holloway <johnnae at mac.com> wrote:
>
> >  Ian of Oertha has been posting about baking bread. I thought I would
> > mention
> > a new book that is just out out --- as of May 4, 2010 in fact.
> >
> > It's called:
> >
> >  "52 Loaves: One Man's Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning, and a
> Perfect
> > Crust" by William Alexander.
> >
> > I had it with me yesterday and someone asked me flat out, "That's not a
> > cookbook, is it?" I gather
> > people don't normally read cookbooks in waiting rooms at this UM clinic.
> I
> > explained it was more the equivalent of "Julie/Julia", except this was a
> guy
> > who was setting out to make his perfect loaf of bread.
> >
> > He's the author of "The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity,
> > Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the
> > Perfect Garden" and he's approaching bread baking in the same fashion. In
> > other words all out compulsive pursuit! It's funny. Sometimes, one needs
> a
> > food history that is funny.
> >
> > Amazon has a good summary of it on their website.
> >
> > The author also has a website on the book at:
> > http://williamalexander.com/bread/index.cfm
> >
> > His general website is: http://williamalexander.com/index.htm
> >
> > Oh and Ian, if you really hail or live in Alaska (Oertha being Alaska)
> you
> > might find
> > the volumes Electric Bread, Electric Bread 2, etc helpful. Innovative
> > Cooking (the folks behind the books) are based in Alaska and all the
> recipes
> > were tested there. Jessica's Biscuit has it on sale.
> >
> > Johnnae
> >
> >
> >
> >
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