America is full of charlatans, but Mark Bittman is not one of them. Granted, not five hours ago I cast doubt on his abilities to relate to the common cook, but now that my bread has turned out wonderfully crusty and yeasty (and my apartment has not burned down), I realize that they really don't give New York Times columns to just about anybody. I urge you to try the recipe for No-Knead Bread that Bittman got from Jim Lahey of the Sullivan Street Bakery.
Below are photos of my first loaf of bread. I shall call it Loafy. Loafy did not rise as much as I would have liked, but I was impatient and wanted to go to dinner.
Loafy looks good!
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