Application Guide
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
- America’s New Bread Box
- Orientation
- Batterie de Cuisine: Know Your Bread Machine
- Making Bread
- Daily Breads: White Breads and Egg Breads
- White Breads
- Egg Breads
- One-Pound Loaves
- Pasta Doughs from Your Bread Machine
- Earth’s Bounty: Whole Wheat, Whole-Grain, and Specialty Flour Breads
- Whole Wheat Breads
- Rye Breads
- Specialty Flour Breads
- Multigrain Breads
- Gluten-Free Breads
- Traditional Loaves: Country Breads and Sourdough Breads
- Country Breads
- Sourdough Breads
- All Kinds of Flavors: Breads Made with the Produce of the Garden, Orchard, and Creamery
- Herb, Nut, Seed, and Spice Breads
- Savory Vegetable and Fruit Breads
- Cheese Breads
- Mixes and Some Special Breads Created from Them
- Stuffing Breads
- Circle, Squares, and Crescents: Pizzas and Other Flatbreads
- Sweet Loaves: Chocolate, Fruit, and Other Sweet Breads
- Breakfast Breads
- Coffee Cakes and Sweet Rolls
- Chocolate Breads
- Holiday Breads
- Express Lane Bread: No-Yeast Quick Breads
- Jams, Preserves, and Chutneys in Your Bread Machine
- Appendix 1 Bits and Pieces: Crumbs, Croutons, Crostini, and Toasted Appetizers
- Appendix 2 To Eat with Your Bread: Spreads, Butters, Cheeses, and Vegetables
- Appendix 3 Resources
- General Index
- Recipe Index
PEASANT BREAD
This is one of the first lean breads, or breads made without butter, to master. It is a
simple country bread made in what is called the direct method, and used from Portu-
gal and the Pyrenees to Poland and Greece. There is no starter, and the bread under-
goes an extra kneading cycle to develop the gluten. This produces a delightfully crusty
outside and a tender, chewy inside. The character of this bread will change slightly de-
pending on the type of olive oil used—French oil is more acidic and fruity; Spanish oil
is known for being smooth with an olivey aftertaste; Greek oil is thick and robust; and
Italian oil is fruity and clean, but even within these categories, each brand will have its
own flavor.
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1
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2
-POUND LOAF
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1
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8
cups water
2 tablespoons olive oil
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1
/
4
cups bread flour
2 teaspoons gluten
2 teaspoons sugar
1
1
/
2
teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons SAF yeast or 2
1
/
2
teaspoons bread machine
yeast
2-POUND LOAF
1
1
/
2
cups water
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