BREAD- is anyone

[stefanyb]

Had this idea for an egullet event. It doesn't actually have to have a competitive gestalt, just a showing off of our talents.

So, what do you think?

[yvonne johnson]

stefany, sounds like a good idea. Did you have in mind baking the bread at the event, or people bringing their home made samples? I take it butter, cheese and wine might be included. I don't think you'd have bread and water in mind.

[stefanyb]

As much as it would be a real hoot to all bake together, I don't think that would be feasible but if we had the event in the later half of a day everyone could grab their baby from the oven and come a runnin'.

Of course we'd have cheese and butter (we could even have a butter comparison ) and wine etc.

I wouldn't expect Simon to attend because, after all, carbs=death, but I might actually like to die at a bread bake-off

[Toby]

I'd do this; and lots of different kinds of butter.

[Robert Schonfeld]

I'll play.

[Fat Guy]

You definitely don't want to make it a competitive event if Schonfeld is involved. It will be over before it starts. The only interesting competition I can think of in New York City at that level is Schonfeld vs. Coumont. But I'm all for the event and I plan to attend without contributing so much as a cracker.

[Toby]

Any kind of bread at all?

[cabrales]

I'd be interested in attending (obviously not as a participant in the bakeoff, nor as a judge, given my inexperience in evaluating bread). Perhaps I could be a non-judging eater at the event.

On bread, Veyrat's Ferme de Mon Pere has a separate little hut (on the right hand side as one drives into the compound, before a building with the rooms) where bread is made. I noticed some recipes taped or otherwise attached to the wall and should have copied them down (including for Veyrat's version of a Poilane bread, which I found a bit interesting).

Edited December 13, 2002 by cabrales (log)

[jordyn]

I too, would gladly volunteer to eat any surplus bread that may be created in conjunction with this event.

[laura]

Would it be incorrect to assume that crackers could be included in the bread

bakeoff?Biscuits too?

[Double 0]

Do bagels count? If so I'd be interested.

[stefanyb]

Any kind of bread at all?

I think we should restrict it to yeast bread (which includes sourdough). Thus, bagels would be included but crackers and biscuits would not.

Of course, I only suggested this event and anyone can have an opinion as to what it may consist of.

Schonfeld is coming! Yippee.

[cabrales]

When is this event? If it's in very early January, I could hand-carry some salted butter from Jean-Yves Bordier of Saint-Malo back to NY. He was named cremier of the year by this year's Champerade (spelling). He supplies butter to at least three of the Paris three-stars, Roellinger, Le Cinq, Frechon at the Bristol, and La Regelade.

[Toby]

You can make biscuits with yeast -- angel biscuits.

[laura]

Using yeast breads as a standard would eliminate many other kinds of breads

that might be interesting. I assume that a flatbread such as Agik Ekmek which is technically a cracker but uses yeast would qualify.

[Rachel Perlow]

Can I use my bread machine?

[stefanyb]

Can I use my bread machine?

Well then maybe we should ask for artisanal yeast breads only

Edited December 13, 2002 by stefanyb (log)

[cabrales]

Artisanal breads would tend to be tastier than machine-produced breads, I hope.

[helenas]

Great idea: there is a recipe for chocolate-cherry bread in the new Boulud book (not to worry, it's yeasted). As for butter, i can contribute the Russian Vologodskoe.

[La Niña]

I think I'd attempt a challah. Oy. Or maybe I could get away with a kugelhupf or babka...? The beau could bring butter, cheese, wine...

Beware of Schonfeld.

Edited December 14, 2002 by La Niña (log)

[kitwilliams]

Oh! I want to participate! Are Californians allowed and if so, does anyone have a Hobart and ovens I could borrow?

If not, anybody in Southern California want to try the same thing?

[Robert Schonfeld]

I'd suggest asking JD(London) if he has the time and willingness to pop a loaf or two (or maybe some pane carasau) into a Fedex box. Likewise, anyone else at a distance could do the same.

[Jinmyo]

I was waiting to see how Robert S would further contribute to this thread given Steve's acknowledgement of his well known suzerainity in this field. He does so by suggesting JD and others take part.

This sounds like fun.

edit: Robert's so dreamy.

Edited December 14, 2002 by Jinmyo (log)

[Sandra Levine]

I am interested. I'll make a sweet yeast bread of some kind, either raisin bread or some kind of yeasted coffeecake.

[Jonathan Day]

Please let me know the date of the event -- I do get to New York now and then. In any event, happy to send an offering from London. I am a complete amateur when it comes to baking, though I love to do it.

Perhaps we can persuade Jinmyo to send some bread from the frozen north.