Sep 13, 2015
22nd anniversary of the official recognition of French traditional bread
It’s difficult to appreciate something as humble as a loaf
of bread--the transformative powers of yeast, the unequivocal and even
legal necessity of proper kneading--without having tried to bake one
yourself. So while artist Matt Cruickshank sketched today’s Doodle, we
tried. A lot.
There's nothing quite like freshly baked bread. Its magic transcends
the sum of its parts: the crunch of the crust, the spring of the crumb;
the way its scent suffuses the air with warmth.
I've baked sporadically since I first tried the bread recipe in a
cookbook my aunt gave me when I was a child, and my love of bread and
baking was nurtured by my father's delicious weekend breads. When I
joined the doodle team last year, I hadn't baked in a while, but in
short order discovered that several of my teammates were active bakers.
There were often fresh baked treats passed around at our Tuesday morning
brainstorming sessions, and, my interest rekindled, I began taking to
the oven regularly.
After several months, I had yet to attempt the true test of a baker's
skill: the baguette. I went to work, researching recipes and
techniques, poring over pictures, visiting local bakeries, and trying my
hand every weekend. I baked baguettes until I had no room left to store
them.
The perfect baguette--if it exists--is elusive, and the French bakers
capable of producing anything close are true artisans. To celebrate the
French government’s 1993 décret pain, we offer a look into our enthusiastic, sometimes moderately successful, often mutated attempts at proper French bread.
Jonathan Shneier, Doodle Engineer and Baker in Residence
the rise
stretching and folding
nope
some of our finest work
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