Thread: A Successful Bread from Carol Field

"Boron Elgar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Just to show that Carol Field has some great bread recipes that do
> work out well, we have the following saga...
>
> Everyone wanted Field's croccodrillo again. After a year or so
> without making it, and returning to it last week, I remember why I
> used to make it so often.
>
> I have added a twist this year. After the final mix of the dough, I
> let it retard in the fridge for at least 16 hours. It winds up being a
> 3 day bread, but it isn't as if I'm not baking other things in
> between. Not only does it deepen the flavors even more, but it makes
> it a more manageable dough to handle.
>
> This weekend, the bread was begun with sourdough,, rather than the dry
> yeast called for.
>
> The poolish, just before the mix of the dough...
> http://i32.tinypic.com/1gm7b4.jpg
>
> I used to always use the Kenwood for the extended mix of this
> incredibly gloppy dough, but had the Magic Mill out because I was
> doing large batches of Anadama. That mixer came through like a champ
> and the dough mixing was a sight to behold.
>
> Round and Round she goes....
> http://i29.tinypic.com/mwb0xl.jpg
>
> This afternoon, we took it out of the fridge, shaped it (it is so very
> much easier to shape and handle after the Big Chill) and let it sit
> out to warm up and get burbling again.
>
> Moon Pie...
> http://i31.tinypic.com/33pbuy1.jpg
>
> Time to split the dough mound and invert each half onto the parchment
> covered peel.
> http://i25.tinypic.com/117rzo9.jpg
> http://i27.tinypic.com/3150ked.jpg
>
> And here it is out of the oven...
> http://i28.tinypic.com/jpfp7a.jpg
>
> And the interior...
> http://i25.tinypic.com/8xsndu.jpg
>
> Tastes mighty good, this stuff...
>
> Boron
Excellent shots. Thanks for taking the trouble.

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:57:09 -0400, Boron Elgar
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Just to show that Carol Field has some great bread recipes that do
>work out well, we have the following saga...
>
>Everyone wanted Field's croccodrillo again. After a year or so
>without making it, and returning to it last week, I remember why I
>used to make it so often.
>
snip to my lou

Thanks for the series. Great looking bread.

koko
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On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:26:56 -0700, [email protected] wrote:

>On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:57:09 -0400, Boron Elgar
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Just to show that Carol Field has some great bread recipes that do
>>work out well, we have the following saga...
>>
>>Everyone wanted Field's croccodrillo again. After a year or so
>>without making it, and returning to it last week, I remember why I
>>used to make it so often.
>>
>snip to my lou
>
>Thanks for the series. Great looking bread.
>
>koko
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>updated 2/24
>"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
> George Bernard Shaw


Thanks.

Boron