Aug 31, 2008

Buttermilk Yeast Bread

I know Sally calls it a compromise bread, but I've found that I can actually make it with no white flour. It's cooling right now, since I just took it out of the oven. I've just been working to get the proportions tight enough to yield a less-wet dough after the proofed yeast has been added. The dough was on the sticky side when it went into the pan today, but it didn't seem to affect the outcome. My family loves this bread. I make it with kefir instead of buttermilk, which works fine. I only include the baking soda if the dough is particularly sour, and I rise it only a short time. Still, the texture is perfect for sandwiches and toast, or even stuffing. I never measure anything, so I'm not sure about the details.

1 comments:

Sarah said...

how the heck did you get it to rise? I did that bread several times and only once did I get it to rise beyond the lump I put in the pan. We've taken to using our breadmaker again, only soaking the flour with a couple tablespoons of whey overnight....I'm gradually easing out of the white flour in the bread and it doesn't seem to make a big difference

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