Glen & Friends posted an easy no kneed recipe from 1944 that is worth watching.
I recommend browsing the comments after you’ve watched the video. Lots of interesting things to think about.
What I particularly appreciate is the ‘Just Go Do It’ attitude not only from the cookbook but from Glen. There is something to be said about leaving our fears behind and just giving it a try. We never know if it will work or not if we just sit back and fret over it.
I’m of the belief that many folks are afraid of yeast and pie dough, among a lot of other things, because they have been told far too often that some things are ‘difficult’ or ‘hard’ or ‘fussy’ or ‘there is only one way to do this’ by folks who for all sorts of reasons, probably should have just left things alone.
Bread is, more often than not, a few minutes of effort and many of minutes of waiting. Yes there are things to be consider; is the yeast fresh, for example, but mostly… <shrug> And even if it doesn’t come out perfectly, if it is actually baked through it can be used in other ways.
Mindy over at See Mindy Mom has talked about her efforts at making sourdough. I give her credit for her attempts, and even owning up to her not so successful results, but I give her a High Five for understanding what works for her and what doesn’t.
One of the lessons I’ve learned over time is that not everyone is able to do the same things. There could be a variety of reasons but at the end of the day, sometimes we need to just accept that this particular project might be out of my wheelhouse and find something else.
I appreciate the commenter in Glen’s video who took the time to look up the recipe and let us know that there are other batter bread recipes available to try. I might just do that.
There is something magical about fresh bread from the oven. I don’t know of a single person who doesn’t appreciate even just one slice. I might just make some magic one of these days. 😀
