Bread for Texture and Aroma

Image via WikipediaNothing fills the house with aroma like bread.  The odor is both appetizing and comforting.  The texture fills your mouth in the same way with satisfying texture and substance.  I make it sometimes just to give away.  Well, I make two loaves and give one away.

If you are not as eager to create the bread, but you would like to enjoy the rewards, use these tricks:

• Bread from a bakery that has never been stored in plastic still has its characteristic crust.
• Heating a slice in the microwave for 10 seconds or less enhances the flavor
• Toasting in the oven recovers some of the feel of fresh baked.
• French bread from the grocery store in a plastic bag no longer has its crusty texture.  Remove it from the bag and heat it in the oven on a cookie sheet or directly in the rack until the crust is restored.  You probably can't do this but one or two times since the loaf will become too dry.

I still love the plain old white bread in the plastic bag for sandwiches.  With butter and garlic salt, it will do to make croutons, or with milk and eggs and sugar, it doesn't do badly for bread pudding.  It's good with peanut butter, too.  But if you want to do more with bread, think outside the plastic bag.

If you really want to read my recipe for making bread, I have made it available for you.  You don't have to actually make it, to be informed about how its done.  Impress your non-baking friends with you insight and knowledge. 

http://hubpages.com/hub/Homemade-Bread-An-Adventure-for-the-Soul

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