TJ got sick of paying $5 for a loaf of French bread. So we decided to try baking our own. We got the recipe from the NYTimes (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/dining/081mrex.html?_r=1&ref=dining). It was sooooo easy and will surely inspire more bread posts.
Basically you just mix 3 cups of bread flour, a packet of instant yeast, 1 1/2 tsp salt and 1 1/2 cups of water. Leave this in a relatively warm place in the house for a few hours then turn and wait another 30 minutes. Then just dump the dough in a heavy pot and into the oven.
The bread looks amazing (suprising considering what it started as), tastes great and has a fabulous texture. I guess the economy affects us all in different ways :)
