Sunday, February 15, 2009

Mmmmm, cheese.

Happiness is fresh baked bread. Because this is so true I am going to make all the different breads in the Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day, one per week. I'm not doing them in order since that would result in my eating only flatbreads for several weeks. (One friend of mine asked me, "Why would you need anything but flatbread?" but I do think I should skip around.) I have already made several recipes (the semolina is my favorite so far) and today I baked some pizza using the olive oil dough. Not bad. For the tomato sauce I used Fairway's Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce (very tasty) and for the mozzarella I used my own. That's right, I made mozzarella. It's actually pretty easy though it does require a couple of items you won't find at the local grocery. If you want to make your own go check out the New England Cheesmaking Company. It turned out pretty decent for a first try. I think I need some practice but that should not be a problem. It does use a lot of milk. A half gallon makes about 8 oz of cheese. The rest is whey. If I had not accidentally spilled the whey down the drain I could have used it to make ricotta. I will do it next time and report back.

4 comments:

karen said...

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LMP said...

I was thinking of doing the very same thing!!! I love that book and think of you fondly each time I use it. There's some oatmeal bread dough waiting for me in the fridge right now...

Lady Epiphany said...

I've got my first attempt of the master bread recipe going in my fridge...

And seriously considering the cheese kit...

The Plaid Sheep said...

@Lady E.: I ordered some starters from the company including one for mascarpone and I thought of you.

@LMP: I am looking forward to the oatmeal. The Fairway here has a giant Bob's Red Mill display and it is hard to practice self-control.