there are so many!

personally I'm rather keen on ciabatta, focaccia, and polenta; but I also like unleavened and flat breads. the german and Eastern European shwarzbrots are also rather yummy. but lately I've been buying traditional farmhouse granary breads.

my favourite bread was a Turkestan seed bread i used to get from one of the local shops, but they stopped doing it and i've never seen it since.

Sour Dough bread used for french toast and Southern American version of Biscuits with gravy.

Edited by - Finalday on 4/9/2005 7:32:46 AM

Oh, I should mention...their recipes should be relatively easy to find and they shouldnt have too many funny/weird ingredients in.

white bread, cause im a man.

uhh, bread. I agree with Arcon (do you?)

Heh, I've got say this, Arc.

*Revised Statement

"White Bread cuz I'm a poor man..."

haha.


Merc for hire...but only if you can afford it.

white bread is so boring...i can go and buy that in a store...whereas something like Foccasia is easy to make and very very delicious esp with chicken.
Now I'm looking for other bread-like recipes which are also delicious

Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients

2 c. all-purpose flour
4 tsps. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. Crisco vegetable shortening
1 c. buttermilk

Directions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the shortening and cut it in with a pastry cutter or two knives till the mixture is well blended and mealy. Add the buttermilk and mix with a large spoon till the dough is soft, adding a little more buttermilk if necessary.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and, using a light touch, turn the edges of the dough toward the middle, pressing with your hands. Press the dough out to a 1/4-inch thickness, cut straight down into even rounds with a biscuit cutter or small juice glass, and place the rounds 1/2 inch apart on a large baking sheet. Gather up the scraps of dough and repeat the procedure. Bake the biscuits just till lightly browned on top, about 12 minutes. Makes about 16 biscuits

Slice open, pile in the butter and Honey. Hmmmmmm!!

im not an adventurous eater, eating is one of those annoying parts of the day where i have to stop what im doing, get up, go downstairs and make myself something to eat which takes a while, then i gotta eat it, then i forget my drink so i go make myself a drink.

honestly, i know some people revel in food, i think its an expensive and complicated passion to have. a meal is just a necessity, if i could have sustainance pills which keep me healthy and would replace 3 square meals, i'd go for the pills

but, your fancy breads sound nice, and if offered, i'd gobble it, i just cant be arsed making it.

Food is nice to make...sometimes...but most of the time too much trouble...that is why you should always have a stack off lollipops...or chocolates
Baking breadstuff is a new interesting I discovered...I only like making interesting stuff...mostly the type you bake

nice one, MS!

Really really hard crusted french bread (a form of sourdough for those who dont know )

There aren't many breads I don't like. Most mentioned here, I'll take 'em. My fave though is from a bagel bakery near where I live, which is near New York. True New York style bagels straight from the oven into the bag and I have 2 or 3 on the way home.
I love polenta, especially soft polenta. Gnocchi is great when fresh made.
I make a mean cornbread too. Sorry, don't have the recipe in front of me (like I'd give it away anyway... ) that my kids won't even let me take it from the pan, they just grab into it and pig out. I get to be with my kids all afternoon tomorrow, think I'll make it for them!
I think almost any fresh bread is a big turn on. The only bread I really don't like is cheap whole wheat bread. Now, a good fresh baked (sorry keith) wheat bread is another story. I'm talking about those triple plastic wrapped loave's with more preservatives than wheat in them.
And, let's not forget, a really good pizza crust. I went to college in Wash DC, and near the school was a "Chicago Style" pizzaria (MUCH better than PizzaUno!) Which use to deep fry the crust first, then put the toppings on, then bake the pie. It was HEAVEN!!!

For those who like home made bread, but don't want to Make it, get a bread machine. They are next to nothing in cost these days, and the bread comeing out is heaven. No fillers, preservatives either. I use all scatch items, to save money, and a loaf of white bread cost .47 cents to make. Again with the butter out of the machine first thing in the morning, ahh thoughts of skipping work come to mind.