Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> Oh pshaw, on Sat 11 Nov 2006 12:09:04a, Serene meant to say...
>
> > On 10 Nov 2006 22:34:13 -0800, "Leila" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>It's cool, looks very simple. He says your intelligent eight-year-old
> >>could do it. No kneading - you let time do all the work - a long slow
> >>rise (14-20 hours). And to get a great crust, you bake the bread in a
> >>preheated, lidded pot, like cast iron, Le Creuset, pottery or Pyrex.
> >
> > I tried it today (started it yesterday). Never got the dough ball he
> > wanted, but the bread, while a flattish disk rather than a loaf (think
> > a cross between ciabatta and focaccia), was really very tasty. Not
> > very *useful*, but yummy.
>
> Useful? LOL! Wouldn't eating it be the bottom line?

Sure, but we tend to like to use bread for things other than just
eating it plain. James says he likes it, though. It's like ciabatta,
but tastier, and he thinks it would make killer burger buns. If you
split it horizontally, you'd get one huge bun. James says he's up for
testing out the huge burger that would go inside.

Serene