In his book Spitz explores music, movies and literature and also points to the rise of comforting, arcane diversions – ukulele strumming, moustache sporting, hand-crafting, analogue-loving, artisanal loaf-baking.
While the loaves are baking, make the icing.
Charles van Over, an author of bread cookbooks, likes to use rice flour to dust his loaves before baking because it gives them a nicely crunchy topping.
Locatelli and others pour a mixture of oil, water and salt on top of their loaves before baking, which, as the River Cafe observes, may seem strange "but the water helps to keep the dough soft and moist in some of the grooves".
These delicious Italian-style cookies are are made by forming a fragrant, almond-studded dough into loaves, partially baking it, slicing it and then baking it again.
These Italian-style cookies are made by forming a fragrant, almond-studded dough into loaves, partially baking it, slicing it and then baking it again.
Baking scores were comparable for loaves baked from doughs mixed in the two larger scales of mixer, while specific loaf volume decreased as mixer scale decreased.
Place the loaf on the baking sheet and cover with a damp towel.
Place skillet in oven or transfer loaf to shallow baking dish, then place in oven.
Line a loaf tin with baking paper or grease with olive oil.
Place each dough half into greased or lined loaf tins for baking.
