Have you heard of the book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day?

Okay, so I know if you’re an Angry Chicken reader you most likely have.  I just have to chime in my two cents that you simply must get your hands on a copy.  I bought one while we were living in a little apartment in Alabama this summer– without a good mixer or bread maker.  With the recipes in this book you need neither a heavy mixer or a bread maker, just a good sized bowl and a wooden spoon or (my preference) a sturdy rubber spatula.  The dough doesn’t even need kneading!  Just mix your ingredients, let it rise for a while, then pop the dough in the fridge.  When you’re ready for some warm, crusty bread, some naan, or even some sinful cinnamon rolls, just break out your bowl of dough and you’re good to go.  We had a long, busy day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science today  and the last thing my tired pregnant body wanted to do was make dinner.  The dough in the fridge came to the rescue!  In less than an hour we had spaghetti and 3 crusty loaves (I hurried and took a picture before they were all gone) filling our home with delicious smells.

I don’t use the recipes for our everyday bread.  I haven’t been able to get the whole wheat varieties to turn out quite to our liking, but for dinner bread or for a sweet morning treat, the white bread recipes are amazing and super easy.

Anyway– it made me feel a teensy bit creative today.