| Ingredients | Step |
|---|---|
| 900 g. AP flour (truly) 680 g. water, lukewarm 18 g salt 1.5 T yeast |
Either mix by hand in the largest soup pot to combine, or beat at medium speed for 30-60 seconds and transfer. |
| Cover and let rise at room temp for 2 hours. | |
| Refrigerate for at least 2 hours (and up to ~7 days). | |
| To make bread: Grease your hands and pull off 1/4-1/3 of the dough (softball- or grapefruit-sized). Work it into a ball or log. Place it on parchment. Flour the top and cover it; let it warm to room temperature and rise (maybe 60 minutes). Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. | |
| Slash the bread. Place in hot oven. Steam-bake it such that it's in the oven for 25-30 minutes, until it is a deep golden brown. |
This is the bread recipe that makes ~3 loaves over the course of a week or so. It lives in the fridge that week. I shared it with Tim's family. I also baked it for Tiffany.
Source: King Arthur ("No-Knead Crusty White Bread")
A dense cake that can hold up to heavy, wet fruit like strawberries or peaches.
Source: NYT / Alison Roman
| Ingredients | Step |
|---|---|
| Heat oven to 350 degrees. Put parchment in bottom of 9" cake pan. | |
| 1 stick butter, softened 1/3 c. white sugar 1/3 c. brown sugar 1 t. vanilla zest of 1 lemon |
Beat together on medium-high, periodically scraping, until light, fluffy and creamy (~5 min). (No joke -- don't skimp on this. It's the secret to the cake.) |
| 2 c/255 g AP flour 2 t. baking powder 1/2 t. salt |
Whisk together. |
| 2 eggs | Add eggs one at a time, scraping between each. |
| 3/4 c. buttermilk | Incorporate by halves with flour, just until no large lumps remain. |
| 5 oz. strawberries, sliced into planks 1/4-inch thick | Fold in to batter. Transfer batter and smooth. |
| 5 oz. strawberries, sliced into planks 1/4-inch thick | Scatter the second half of the berries atop cake. |
| 3 T demerara sugar | Sprinkle atop cake. |
| Bake until puffed, deeply golden on top, fully baked where strawberries meet cake, and pulling away at sides (~45-50 min). | |
| Let cool completely, then remove from pan. |