This turned out well and was easy to make. The dough didn’t get very crispy on the bottom, but I think that’s more to do with the fact that my pizza stone broke and I made these on baking sheets. This was a none-too-fancy margherita; we were more impressed with the white pizza (recipe to follow). This is from “How to Cook Everything Vegetarian.”
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Man, what a difference subbing 1 cup wheat flour for 1 cup regular flour makes. A great change to this recipe; my best bread yet. Also, I definitely stand by adding about 1/4 cup of warm water to your yeast, and letting it stand for 10 minutes, before mixing with the remaining ingredients.
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I’m probably the last person on earth to have tried this recipe, but there’s definitely something to it, especially for the baking-challenged like me. My first batch didn’t rise quite as much as I wanted, so I’m trying a friend’s trick (adding water to the yeast beforehand) on the second batch, currently in process. I’m also not convinced I had “instant yeast” the first time around, so there’s that. Easy, but a long process given the 18 hour rest; it’s great for work-from-home types like yours truly.
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I now can check off my first Kitchen Goal of 2011. Homemade bread: accomplished! This recipe came courtesy of my dear friend Rachel. It was a somewhat complex recipe, but not a super advanced one, so it worked out well for my first attempt at bread.
I think the result was yummy, too! The only thing that seems slightly off is that the bread is a little crumbly (not sure if it’s related, but I used King Arthur all purpose flour instead of bread flour). But the flavor is delicious! I was even happy with the shaping, appearance, etc.
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