November 11, 2005 - 9:58am
Bread recipes I can refrigerate overnight before baking in the morning?
I'm new here and actually still need to write up an intro - but right now I've been thinking of a bit of a quandry. I've been asked to bring a couple of loaves of bread to Thanksgiving. I think bread tastes so much better that has been freshly made - but I will be driving 4 hrs to get to relatives' house the day of Thanksgiving.
Is there something I can make up until the final stage the night before, place it in the fridge overnight and just have to pop it in the oven in the morning. I'll have a few hours of working/baking time before I have to leave in the morning.
I think the bread will probably be used in the evening for sandwiches made from lunch leftovers.
Thanks for your help...
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Absolutely. Almost any recipes can be adapted to bake in the morning: that is what bakeries do.
I did an article on delaying fermentation overnight quite a while back, which may have a few useful pointers for you. I know some of the folks here have also posted about doing so in the forum.
My advice would be to pick a recipe for a bread you want to bake, then experiment a few times until you get the technique down. With a little practice, I'm sure you can pull it off.