good success with this bread making book

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I got a copy of this book on bread making and have been having really good success with their 'master dough' recipe. It's very easy, just do it as they suggest and the results are excellent.
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After only 1 "test loaf" I was able to crank this out for our Thanksgiving dinner:

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And this is my first attempt at making a sandwich loaf. Totally edible (if sliced a bit thick for sandwiches):

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If you like bread and want to try it yourself without a lot of drama, I can recommend this book. Oh, and the pizza stone, it's what makes it work. It's the only tool I invested in; I'm using an upside down cookie sheet for my 'peel' and parchment paper under the loves.
 
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Very nice looking loaves. Homemade bread is a wonderful thing. Just watch out for when you go down the rabbit hole of making sourdough and cultivating your own starter. There's no turning back. I'm familiar with that book but haven't read it. Two other books that I really like if you care to dive deeper would be:

The Handmade Loaf by Dan Lepard
Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast by Ken Forkish

The former contains a wide range of different types of bread to play around with and the latter is the book that got me into making bread.
 
@Jayne is that a no knead recipe that you let sit out overnight?

I’ve had really good results with, and the loafs look a lot like that, with the no knead bread by this site. The mix is wetter than used for conventional bread and it lets the yeast digest the proteins to make gas.

For yeast breads that you knead, I find that over time you get the feel for the water flour amounts which vary with weather. A mixer with a dough hook make it much easier too.B98CD287-B406-4568-97F4-62F2F4E08E47.jpeg
 
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@Jayne is that a no knead recipe that you let sit out overnight?

Not overnight, but yea, it's no knead. They want it in the fridge over night after the initial rise and then the dough can sit for up to 14 days. If you want bread just pull off a hunk of dough, shape, bake and there ya go. That's the "5 minutes a day" part, once you have the dough made up you can make bread pretty quickly.
 
This is one of my go to bread books. https://www.amazon.com/Bread-Bakers...7NJQTKHBD8A&psc=1&refRID=48AKVT62P7NJQTKHBD8A

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I like to use a proofing basket. It helps the rise and gives the bread a great exterior presentation.

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Another great piece of equipment is a bread cloche.

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