Bake a Different Type of Bread Every Week for a Month.

“I bake a different type of bread once per week, and I never have time to post about it. So I decided I'll put together some of the breads that I made in the past month and dedicate a post to it! [...] As always, every time I try to follow a recipe from A to Z, it doesn't really come out as I thought it would. Indeed, my bread was more like a focaccia than like a ciabatta [...] It was actually absolutely delicious, different from my usual breads, more soft and airy, but I felt it was more similar to a focaccia (for its softness and for the presence of oil) rather than a ciabatta. So, maybe I'll try to make a real ciabatta another time!”

“While I wait for the starter to become active enough to produce sourdough, I decided to bake a different type of bread. [...] So, I mixed the Elven Bread dough in a standard mixing bowl, then scooped it out on the counter for fifteen minutes of meditative kneading goodness. Kneading bread by hand is the perfect kind of repetitive task that helps me settle into my mind and body. Sometimes I do it with music on, or other times, with a podcast. There’s just something soothing about kneading that I adore, and this recipe really delivered on that front. [...] Overall, it came out delicious, but not perfect. I didn’t have the patience to let it rise as long as I should have in our cold kitchen, and the texture is a bit tight as a result.”