September 17, 2014 - 9:49pm
In Search of the Perfect Loaf
I ran across this newly released book at a local Barnes & Noble bookstore on Saturday. I just skimmed through it so I can't offer any opinion. Has anyone actually sat down to read a copy yet?
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I haven't yet, but MC Farine just did a piece about it.
search baking 1 loaf a week and 10,000 loaves to go. The perfect loaf is a life long quest for most of us.
I mean... imagine if you got to a point where you could say Been There Done That and then have to move on from the quest. <i>:: shudder ::</i>
That said, there are still satisfying achievements along the way. The day I produced the Jewish rye bread I had been striving for - and when I froze half that loaf I put a piece of paper in the bag with the words YES, THIS IS IT! written on it - that was a good day. Of course I have continued tweaking that bread with every bake since, and for the most part it has continued to improve, which is very exciting.
But I kind of have to hope it won't ever be absolutely perfect, because... well, THEN what?
Rogue HTML tags in previous - sorry, sometimes I forget which platform I'm on. Is there a way to edit these posts? I haven't been able to find it yet.
I'm about three quarters of the way through it at the moment, and I think its great. There are a few recipes in it, but its more about the narative, his time learning to bake and loads of great information about milling, wheat etc. Certainly worth a read.