{"id":284,"date":"2021-07-01T23:51:52","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T03:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rampantbicycle.com\/blog\/?p=284"},"modified":"2021-07-01T23:51:52","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T03:51:52","slug":"its-a-pandemic-cliche-but-its-delicious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rampantbicycle.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/its-a-pandemic-cliche-but-its-delicious\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s a pandemic cliche, but it’s delicious"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(Challenge, Day 7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like many folks in the last year and a half (or so), I’ve spent some time working on my bread game:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This loaf is just for sandwiches – unlike its fancier artisanal brethren there’s not much in the way of oven spring, and the crust is not particularly crackly, and it’s definitely not going to win any beauty contests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, on the other hand, I can mix this together just after breakfast, do a quick knead, and then let it rise – and at lunch I can have fresh bread to make sandwiches with, or serve alongside a soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, what can I say, it’s fun, in that tactile, satisfying sort of way; a sticky, unappetizing mess of raw ingredients gradually becomes something that resembles dough, and then something with a structure and a shape that can be folded into a loaf, and grow into something that actually resembles bread. Then you bake it, and suddenly it’s got a lovely browned top and an actual crumb from all the little traceries of gluten inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(If you have salted butter on hand, I highly recommend brushing the top with it.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recipe found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Challenge, Day 7) Like many folks in the last year and a half (or so), I’ve spent some time working on my bread game: This loaf is just for sandwiches – unlike its fancier artisanal brethren there’s not much in the way of oven spring, and the crust is not particularly crackly, and it’s definitely … <\/p>\n

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