Steve Gamelin

How to Bake No-knead Bread in a Skillet, Corningware, Dutch Oven, Covered Baker & More (Updated to Include Steve Gamelin

Publisher Marketing: No Dutch oven... no problem... use a skillet, pie plate, cookie sheet, CorningWare casserole dish, Sassafras covered baker, or a variety of other common household items. All too often we associate no-knead bread with the Dutch oven, but no-knead dough can be baked in the open oven (without a lid) and in a wide variety of common baking vessels. This cookbook explores the options. It applies the new "hands-free" technique to the world's easiest bread recipe (4 ingredients). One recipe... lots of options... It will expand the world of no-knead bread making, stimulate your imagination, and please your pallet. The purpose of the cookbook is to take the "traditional" no-knead bread recipe and adapt it to various types of bakeware. The "traditional" no-knead bread recipe was designed for the Dutch oven, but it can also be baked in common everyday bakeware you already have around the house... you don't need to invest in expensive bakeware, but there are different dynamics a play when baking no-knead bread in a skillet (uncovered baker), CorningWare, Sassafras covered baker, etc. that effect baking time, baking temperature, and preheating of baking vessels. Cookbook discusses... Ingredients, Technique & Tips, "Degas, Pull & Stretch," "Roll to Coat," "Garnish & Baste," Equipment & Bakeware, etc. followed by simple bread recipes tailored to specific types of bakeware. Skillet & More includes... Skillet, Pie Plate, Cake Pan, Baking Stone, and Cookie Sheet. CorningWare includes... Oblong Loaf (2-1/2 qt Oblong Casserole Dish), Rectangular Loaf (2-1/2 qt Oblong Baker), and Boule (2-1/2 qt Round Entree Baker). Dutch Oven includes... Standard Boule (5 qt Dutch Oven), Plump Boule (2.6 qt Ceramic Dutch Oven), Plump Boule (3 qt Cast Iron Dutch Oven), Oval Loaf (3 qt Cast Iron Casserole), Eggplant Shaped Loaf (2.25 qt Cast Iron Casserole Dish), and Large Boule (4 qt Cast Iron Braiser). Covered Baker includes... Long Loaf (Long Covered Baker) and Boule (Bread Dome). I think you'll find the cookbook interesting. Thanks - Steve"