Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day

Bread is one of those things that’s just really hard to purchase when you have to consider a family member which chemical sensitivity like my oldest. Most bread contains some form of preservative that’s petroleum-based and if it’s not an ingredient then often times the packaging is sprayed with it. Bread simply perishes too quickly and manufacturers want a chance to make sure what you are buying is in good condition.

Maybe I should rephrase that: it’s not hard to buy but it is hard to shell out $5 for a loaf (or more).

A lot of families on the Feingold diet will purchase a bread maker because it pays for itself pretty quickly. I have one that I bought from a neighbor but it makes a small loaf and we’d need more for our carb-hungry boys. John of Lake Neuron posted about buying a new Sunbeam breadmaker that makes a 2 lb. loaf and that would do just fine for us.$60-ish at Walmart? Not bad. I think those machines used to cost a whole lot more.

However, a commenter at his blog passed along information about a book called Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Surely, you must be joking! Is this for reals? ORLY!

Well, here’s a video for you to check out. I’m seriously considering trying the recipe in the video to see how it tastes. I just have to find out how long you keep it in the fridge before you can bake it. That, and figure out how to make room in the fridge.