Hurricane Advice

[theuglyduckling]

DD says Ursuline NOLA does not have any PR students they are hosting that she is aware of. I am surprised!

What does nola stand for?

 

[theuglyduckling]

Wait is nola the letters for her college? Lol i'm sorry i'm confused.

 

[theuglyduckling]

this is my personal recipe for french bread


French bread

Ingredients

• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast and salt. Stir in 2 cups warm water, and beat until well blended using a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment. Using a wooden spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
2. On a lightly floured surface, knead in enough flour to make a stiff dough that is smooth and elastic. Knead for about 8 to 10 minutes total. Shape into a ball. Place dough in a greased bowl, and turn once. Cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
3. Punch dough down, and divide in half. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Cover, and let rest for 10 minutes. Roll each half into large rectangle. Roll up, starting from a long side. Moisten edge with water and seal. Taper ends.
4. Grease a large baking sheet. Sprinkle with cornmeal. Place loaves, seam side down, on the prepared baking sheet. Lightly beat the egg white with 1 tablespoon of water, and brush on. Cover with a damp cloth. Let rise until nearly doubled, 35 to 40 minutes.
5. With a very sharp knife, make 3 or 4 diagonal cuts about 1/4 inch deep across top of each loaf. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for 20 minutes. Brush again with egg white mixture. Bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes, or until bread tests done. If necessary, cover loosely with foil to prevent over browning. Remove from baking sheet, and cool on a wire rack.

I use my dutch oven to bake it come out beautiful I use parchment paper

I'm going to have to try this whenever I do get light back. Why is it important to have lots of flour? If it is to yet the dough is that a bad thing?

 

[Ursuline Chick]

this is my personal recipe for french bread


French bread

Ingredients

• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast and salt. Stir in 2 cups warm water, and beat until well blended using a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment. Using a wooden spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
2. On a lightly floured surface, knead in enough flour to make a stiff dough that is smooth and elastic. Knead for about 8 to 10 minutes total. Shape into a ball. Place dough in a greased bowl, and turn once. Cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
3. Punch dough down, and divide in half. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Cover, and let rest for 10 minutes. Roll each half into large rectangle. Roll up, starting from a long side. Moisten edge with water and seal. Taper ends.
4. Grease a large baking sheet. Sprinkle with cornmeal. Place loaves, seam side down, on the prepared baking sheet. Lightly beat the egg white with 1 tablespoon of water, and brush on. Cover with a damp cloth. Let rise until nearly doubled, 35 to 40 minutes.
5. With a very sharp knife, make 3 or 4 diagonal cuts about 1/4 inch deep across top of each loaf. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for 20 minutes. Brush again with egg white mixture. Bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes, or until bread tests done. If necessary, cover loosely with foil to prevent over browning. Remove from baking sheet, and cool on a wire rack.

I use my dutch oven to bake it come out beautiful I use parchment paper

This may be the recipe I use as well, sure sounds like it.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

What does nola stand for?

Sorry New Orleans, Louisiana. There are other Ursuline elementary and high schools, across the world. DD's in New Orleans is both, you can attend from the time you are a baby, nursery through 12th grade.
ETA: DD is in high school

 

[pennyJo1960]

This may be the recipe I use as well, sure sounds like it.

I do this quite often baking it in the cast iron dutch oven is a great way we end up splitting it in half after we split down the middle butter both side warm in oven 350 for 15 minutes with garlic butter we only eat half the loaf at a time

 

[Ursuline Chick]

So many students from New Orleans and the gulf coast had to be farmed out to other schools else where to not fall behind in their education in 2005-2006. I am just suprised that we (ursuline) is not, as our motto is serviam (I will serve). There is one in St Louis and one I think in Dallas, a couple up north, I think Canada has at least one and then Europe and beyond.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

I do this quite often baking it in the cast iron dutch oven is a great way we end up splitting it in half after we split down the middle butter both side warm in oven 350 for 15 minutes with garlic butter we only eat half the loaf at a time

Great idea!

 

[RUNuts]

Funny you mention that. I use a dutch oven for my breads also. The big skillet as a cookie sheet for all sorts of stuff. It's amazing what you really don't need when you have cast iron.

My favorite is making pizza in all the skillets that we have. Each person gets a personalized pan pizza, made to order. Well, they put the toppings on themselves. The kids' friends were amazed. No leftovers either.

Instead of parchment paper, I grease the bottom (olive oil works) and spread the corn meal over the oil. comes right out.

Put fresh basil on the tomato sauce under the cheese with the garlic. Almost don't need the other toppings.

Cheers!

 

[theuglyduckling]

Lol you guys are making miss eating real food and not food from a can. Maybe i'll get creative and use rjohns pocket stove idea that he sent me and make some bread! Faith