Comments on: American Sandwich Bread

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:05:07 +0000

What a great recipe! I am going to try to make it this weekend. I’ve also decided to try my hand at breadmaking.

Quick note on the KitchenAid mixer -don’t ever be affraid to use it! My Mother gave me her old kitchenaid after she got a new one – it’s from 1957!! It’s a work horse and I would NEVER trust a new one to give me as much power as my goody from the 50’s has given me. It also recently underwent a rewiring, got a new cord, and a new sanding and paint job to restore its beautiful, and original white color. You can see a picture of it on my blog – the Brooklyn Clothesline.

I hope you have many more adventures with your new-found best friend in the kitchen!

PS- can you post the marshmallow recipe, I’d be interested in checking it out
Elizabeth

By: AS

AS — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:23:21 +0000

Try “The Bread Bible” by Rose Levy Beranbaum. She’s my hero! I also have some great sandwich bread recipes on my blog as well, Life’s Too Short For Mediocre Chocolate. Your loaf looks beautiful!

By: Karina

Karina — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:55:50 +0000

Thank you! I wish we had room on our counter for the mixer to have a permanent home there, but in our current apartment that just isn’t going to happen. But at least it’s finally getting used now. And thank you for the book recommendation, it sounds like The Bread Baker’s Apprentice may need to make its way home with me!

By: ourkitchensink

ourkitchensink — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:19:46 +0000

Karina: That’s some gorgeous bread. I completely agree that making bread in the mixer (or, “worse,” bread machine) takes the fun out of it. It took me a while to make full use of my mixer too. But it now lives permanently on the counter and I use it at least a couple times every week. Sadly, mine’s not old enough to buy alcohol (hilarious!) and probably not as vintage/cool as yours.

As for a cookbook, I’ve also heard great things about Peter Reinhart’s “The Bread Baker’s Apprentice.”

By: Karina

Karina — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:43:55 +0000

Michelle- Thank you! And also thanks for the recommendation. I looked it up on Amazon and it looks wonderful. My library has one of his other books, so I will have to check it out.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:53:14 +0000

Your bread looks absolutely perfect! A book you might want to check out (it’s on my wish list) is The Bread Baker’s Apprentice by Peter Reinhart. He has a number of different books out but I do believe that this one is kind of the basic starting point.

By: Karina

Karina — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:46:19 +0000

Thanks for checking out my blog! I hope you try the bread, it was so little work and tasted so good. I’m not a big fan of the cleanup either, but it wasn’t even that bad. It’s definitely a great recipe for your first time making bread.

By: prissyperfection

prissyperfection — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:56:05 +0000

Being on the hunt for the perfect loaf of bread, I may have to resort to making it myself just as you have. It sounds yummy.
On the other hand, while I enjoy the cooking part, I’m not really crazy about the cleaning up part!
Thanks for the recipe. In one of my more ambitious moments, I might very well try it!