
She calls this Musician's breakfast. It's no secret that Sophie Dahl is married to musician Jamie Cullum and apparently this bread along "with butter, mustard and a big slice of Parma ham" "a strong cup of tea and Miles Davis on the stereo makes him a happy fellow in the morning."
Baking this at the weekend listening to dreamy 1930's jazz whilst 'A' was concocting an exotic delight for supper made me a happy gal. Don't you just envisage sunny southern days with the wind blowing filmy curtains and lounging around on big sofas smoking cigarettes with a long black cigarette holder, sipping Mint Juleps.....not that I'm sure what one tastes like....but I'm sure it's very nice....Oh and I don't smoke either....
Anyway, back to the bread. The recipe is copyright so I can't reproduce it, but it's a mixture of wholemeal or spelt flour and rolled oats with honey to sweeten, salt to season and quick yeast as a raising agent. As I said before there's no kneading involved just a bit of mixing, leaving to rise, knocking back, re-rising and baking....easy peasy.
I used a mixture of Doves Farm Wholegrain Spelt Flour and
Bacheldre Watermill Organic Wholegrain Stoneground Spelt Flour and it worked amazingly. The bread I have to say didn't look anything special...I wasn't in a hurry to try it but once I cut into it, it had a lovely soft texture and an amazing almost treacly flavour. It really is more-ish and reminded me why, once we'd baked bread after getting snowed in last winter, we didn't stop until the summer. This recipe is definitely a 10/10!
I really must get that book! Miss Dahl is very lucky to have you as her cheerleader! I don't know that I've ever made bread before although I've made plenty of pizza dough using the same method so I might crank up the jazz (I've got lots of it) and give this one a go.
ReplyDeleteThis recipe really is easy Caz, it even uses cup measurements so you don't even need to the scales out....
ReplyDeleteI'm with Caz, I need this book too!
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend it.....
ReplyDeleteI really need to get that book - so many people I know are raving about it. I'm off to find the best price right now!! :D
ReplyDeleteI think I've seen it half price on Amazon but you may be able to get it even cheaper...it's worth checking out.
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