when I was the cook at a place in the country, I made this bread for the first time. I followed the directions in the Tassajara Bread Book, which we had in the library, and made it in loaf pans, and by God, it was as dense as a keystone.
But I LOVED it. And so did some others. Sliced thin, delicious. And the flavours. The barely! Best of all, to me, was the no yeast but the wild kind. I also liked the look of the long crosses I cut in the tops, to help with the rather lengthy, natural rising, overnight -or up to 24 hours- in a gas oven. (pilot light on) This, in my mind, was REAL bread. ...
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