No knead bread

This is roughly the no knead bread from mark bittmans "how to cook everything" cookbook.

And, it's unbelively simple and delicious.


3 cups of flour
1.5 tsp. salt
2.25 tsp yeast (one packet)
1.5 cups water

Combine flour, salt, and yeast. Add water and mix until flour is incorporated and a sticky dough forms. Cover it and let is rise for at least 4 hours (overnight or 24 hours have worked fine.

Heat oven to 450 and put in a dutch oven to heat.

Turn the dough out ontomtoma lightly floured surface. Fold it onto itself a few times (just 30 seconds or so). Recover and let rise for 30 minutes.

Lightly coat dough with olive oil and place in the Dutch oven with the seam side up.

Put the Dutch oven back in the oven. Bake for 30 min. Remove the top and bake for another 5-10 min until the loaf is browned.

Beet salad with goat cheese

- trader joes precooked beets
- arugula and mixed greens
- goat cheese
- fine bread crumbs
- balsamic vinegar
- egg white

Chop beets and add to greens
Slice cheese log into disks about .5 in wide
Dip disks in wiskes egg white
Coat disks in bread crumbs
Heat .25 inch of olive oil in a skillet over medium high until hot
Fry disks for about 1 minute on each side.
Carefully (they can crumble) transfer to salad and serve immediately.

Dress with sprinkle of balsamic and a bit of salt.

Brownies

I had unsweetened bakers chocolate so here is the recip I found for making brownies from unsweetened chocolate ( its from here: http://www.joyofbaking.com/katharinehepburnbrownies.html)


These were very good - very fudgy.

Katharine Hepburn Brownies: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven. Butter and flour an 8 inch (20 cm) square baking pan. 

Melt the chocolate and butter in a stainless steel bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water. Remove from heat and stir in the sugar. Next, stir in the vanilla extract and eggs. Finally, stir in the flour, salt and chopped nuts (if using).

Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 30 - 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack. Serve at room temperature or chilled. These freeze very well.

Makes 16 brownies.

Sources:

Colwin, Laurie. 'More Home Cooking'. Harper Collins Publishers. New York: 1993.

Lebovitz, David. 'The Great Book of Chocolate'. Ten Speed Press. Berkeley: 2004.

O'Neill, Molly. 'New York Cookbook'. Workman Publishing. New York: 1992.



Katharine Hepburn Brownies:

2 ounces (60 grams) unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped

1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, cut into pieces

1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar

2 large eggs

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/4 cup (30 grams) all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup (100 grams) chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)



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