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02-07-2008, 06:56 PM
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Rep Power: 10 | A Tale of Two Breads, Part I
A Tale of Two Breads, Part I
In addition to the ice cream maker, the other fabulous food related gift I received for Christmas is the book CookWise by Shirley O. Corriher.
Shirley is that adorable food scientist who shows up in cameos in Alton Brown's kitchen on Good Eats. The book is not just a cookbook. It is a book about the hows and whys of cooking. The very first chapter contains 96 pages of the gloriously geeky chemistry and physics of bread - right up my alley! I read voraciously about different flours, gluten development, sourdough starters, kneading, rising, punching and sponges. And then I settled on my first recipe from the book - Crusty French-Type Bread. Shirley says it is not quite classic French bread, but is very similar. ...
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02-07-2008, 06:56 PM
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Rep Power: 10 | I have got to get this book. Sounds like it's right up my alley too.
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02-07-2008, 07:56 PM
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I enjoy her on the show, and am fascinated by the chemisty of baking.
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02-08-2008, 06:14 AM
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02-08-2008, 09:18 AM
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Rep Power: 10 | I like it when Shirley is on Alton's show. She's funny, and she knows her stuff.
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02-16-2008, 12:08 PM
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Rep Power: 10 | I bought this book today. And another of my favorite cooking spoon from Amazon. I love getting stuff in the mail.
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02-19-2008, 11:00 AM
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Rep Power: 10 | It's out for delivery on the truck today. 
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02-19-2008, 11:44 AM
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Rep Power: 10 | I made the Olive Oil bread last night from the "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day" book. Really quick and very easy. I'd highly recommend this book as well.
Hey, Bob's Red Mill products! They are located just about 20 minutes from our house in Oregon. They have an excellent restaurant there that serves all of Bob's products...oatmeal, pancakes, etc. Quite the place to go to if you ever get to Portland.
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02-19-2008, 11:49 AM
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Rep Power: 10 | And Kroger actually carries Red Mill!!! I am all set.  I will look for that book too.
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02-19-2008, 04:40 PM
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Rep Power: 10 | Just found out there are a few 'errors' in the book but have updated all of them.
Their website lists the errors and comments from others who have made some of the breads.
I'm having such fun with it. SO EASY!
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