re: Making Artisanal Bread

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Ah, you only THINK you don't have time to make bread. You do. If you are 1)at home for 2-3 hours, and 2)have a refrigerator, you can make bread.

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No, i really don't. I'm brewing 2 batches of beer and smoking a pork butt on Saturday. Have to bring the kids to a birthday party on Sunday, then next weekend i'll be in the NOLA area for mardi gras.

And the aforementioned kids, removes me from making bread during the week.

I can't multitask on my first bread. I want to take the time to do it right. To get my folding down and hand mixing. I have been practicing my folding on some pizza dough i made. It was a simple dough from Bobby Flay, i used the kitchen aid mixer, and did the folds after the dough rise (1 hour). Compared to my previous doughs, this one had a much more "put together" texture, whereas before, i knew nothing of bread/dough making.