Matt has a new hobby

I'm happy to report that Matt has a new hobby: bread making.  Readers of our last post may have noticed a photo or two of Matt making bread at the lake house, and once we got home to California, he decided to delve deeper into the field with another loaf. It sure is tough to be the beneficiary of delicious, warm loaves of bread baked fresh daily.  But it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.

Herb Ciabatta: 

kneading the dough

before the rise

after the rise

seasoning the slab with coarse salt

The bread and the bread maker

The finished loaf, so warm and delicious

Like many good recipes, there is no recipe for this bread.  Matt eyeballed the ingredients, but I am pretty sure he added the following: flour, yeast (1 package in 1 cup of warm water), olive oil, a little onion powder, a pinch of salt, a healthy dollop of wildflower honey, and dried rosemary.  After kneading, he let the dough rise for about an hour or so at room temp, then baked at 450 for about 15 mins.