BBA #28
Oh, it tastes so good to be back! It has been nearly 3 months since my blog post. We have been eating new things and there have been several occasions when I though ‘this should go on the blog’ (mostly things Joe has made) but I could not find the time to post! I started my new job last September and had been increasingly busy there until about now. And I have just submitted my portfolio and application to the GSD. Now all I am doing is triathlon training for a half ironman called Mooseman, (here are my training schedules if you are interested: International mid week and Iron weekend) and working. I vow to post a new bread every other weekend (interspersed with other foods).
This is the best bread yet. I am only sorry that I didn’t get a good crumb shot to share. The bread had a nice crunchy crust, and super soft crumb. Something about the mashed potatoes made this bread melt in your mouth. I enjoyed kneading it so much! I made the mashed potatoes the night before (along with the Biga) while Joe was cooking dinner. I left two small potatoes wrapped in foil in the oven for about an hour, then mashed them up with a couple teaspoons worth of butter and a little bit of salt. While mixing the dough the next day, I found myself adding even more water than PR called for – at least a whole Cup full, in order to get the right elasticity. Finally, my last divergence from the printed recipe was a bit of sea salt sprinkled on top (see top photo). It was a very good addition.
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Lovely bread…especially with the sea salt~ I turned mine into rolls and put parm cheese on top. These smelled SO good!
Comment by Frieda 100117 @ 5:45 pmThis was one of my favorite BBA breads as well. The aroma was heavenly. Glad your back. Good luck with your training.
Comment by Cathy (breadexperience) 100117 @ 5:53 pmWell one good thing about training for the Ironman: you can eat as much bread as you want without gaining weight. I checked out the training schedule – pretty rigorous! Good luck.
Glad to have you back blogging again. Bread looks wonderful. Love the salt on top.
Comment by Cindy 100118 @ 5:29 pmi do need to bake this bread!!! it looks great!!
Comment by fargopatt 100119 @ 3:14 pmnice to have you around again… good luck with the ironman… i couldn´t even think about it….
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Thank You! It was such a great bread. I just baked another BBA bread last weekend and will post it sometime soon…
Comment by twoskinnyjenkins 100120 @ 4:26 pmxoxo
We missed you! Glad to have you back.
Comment by Janice 100125 @ 2:29 am