Potato Garlic Bread

I've had a few requests for the recipe I used for my potato garlic bread, so I thought I'd post it here for everyone to try!

It was a very simple recipe, and turned out really yummy!
Recipe is from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day - definitely recommend this book!

Ingredients (makes 4 one pound loaves - I made two larger loaves - see pics above):
1 whole head of garlic
3 cups lukewarm water
1 1/2 tablespoons granulated yeast
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup mashed potato (i used 3 potatoes)
6 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Roast a whole head of garlic by wrapping in tin foil and baking for 30 minutes at 400 degrees F. Allow to cool and cut off the top of the head. Squeeze out the roasted garlic, measure 2 tablespoons and set aside.

Mix yeast, salt, sugar, mashed potato and garlic with the water. Mix in the flour without kneading, using a spoon. Cover, not airtight, and allow to rest at room temperature until the dough rises and collapses - about 2 hours.

20 minutes before baking, preheat oven to 450 degrees F, and stick pizza stone inside. Place a broiler pan for water on any other shelf that won't interfere with the rising dough. Sprinkle the dough liberally with flour, and slash a scallop or tic-tac-toe pattern in the top using a serrated bread knife. Leave flour in place for baking. Slid loaf directly onto hot stone. Pour one cup of hot tap water into the broiler pan and quickly close the door. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until deeply browned on top.

Snow Days...

...mean baking!

homemade potato garlic bread

We got about 8 or 10 inches of snow Monday topped with some ice Monday evening, so I've been stuck  at home, working on various knitting projects and baking (the bread was so good, in case you were wondering). I realized I've got no less than 5 knitting projects going on right now, and all I can think about is what I want to cast on next. I'm pretty sure I have a problem. I'm all finished with my oatmeal pullover - it's blocking now. 2 of my projects are the majority of the way finished, and the other 2 are just beginning. Goodness. I need to get some of these projects off the needles, because there are other things I want to make. But.... I can't decide which one. Should I start these awesome socks in some of Springtree Road's yummy new sock yarn (i have the framboise colorway - so beautiful!)? Or should I start the fiddlehead mittens I've been wanting to make forever? Help!

grumpy face

I've been in a bit of a rut lately. Life just seems to be throwing really ugly stuff at us right now, and it's all been pretty hard to take. Well, today was the straw that broke the camel's back. I won't go into detail, but I will say this: when did the mission of most people/companies become screwing people over? It drives me crazy that most places have these hidden loopholes that get to take away from the people who are working the hardest and getting paid the least, or those who are paying for a service.

I digress....

I did, however, make a yummy peach cobbler, which is bound to make me feel better, right?

And sweet Jake just ran to the store to pick up some vanilla ice cream. Because what's peach cobbler without vanilla ice cream, right?

I have finished up another pattern - here's a little sneak peak! The pattern should be written up and ready to go hopefully tomorrow.

The Killington Scarf: