enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: 40 loaves

  • thoughts on the 40 loaves.

    I have to say, it's a joy to be done with this project. It served it's purpose and then some. I made 40 different loaves of bread. I tried detailed and complicated recipes and super simple recipes. I tried different flavors and loaded up on carbs. But most importantly, I got very comfortable making bread.…

  • 40 loaves / french bread.

    Bread no. 40 : french bread recipe below.  Adjustments : I halved this to make just one loaf and then my changes are shown below in italics. Thanks so much Jill for sending the recipe! Notes : it's like the end of an era.  Review : good. Probably could have used a bit more salt.…

  • 40 loaves / cardamom rolls.

    Bread no. 39 : cardamom rolls (from this bread recipe). Adjustments : cut the sugar in half. Replaced more than half the white flour with wheat flour which wasn't so much a healthy decision as a necessary one; we ran out of white. Notes : DUDES. So close to the end of this bread baking…

  • 40 loaves / english muffins.

    Bread no. 38 : english muffins. Adjustments : mixed the sugar in with the water and yeast to get the yeast to bubble faster and halved the recipe. Notes : I am so close to the finish line of this project and it's going to be so nice when it's complete. Paul recently talked to…

  • 40 loaves / rosemary rolls.

    Bread no. 37 : rosemary rolls. Adjustments : I made these up. Basically, I took our exact pizza dough recipe, split it into 9 small balls, let it rise for four hours (the dough balls doubled in size) then covered the whole pan with some olive oil, dried rosemary and sea salt. Then I baked…

  • 40 loaves / wheat hamburger buns.

    Bread no. 36 : whole wheat hamburger buns. Adjustments : I cut some sugar – used a bit less than 1/4 C. Notes : we had this dream of making the perfect hamburger last night. Sunday we picked up grass-fed ground beef at our farmer's market and cooked it on the grill. (This grill is…

  • 40 loaves / honey cornbread muffins.

    Bread no. 35 : honey cornbread muffins. Adjustments : I cut a bit of sugar – used a little less than 1/3 C instead of 1/2 C. Notes : easy as pie. Which is good because I am anxious to wrap this project up and unveil my new cooking adventure. Five "loaves" to go! Review…

  • 40 loaves / brown butter biscuits.

    Bread no. 34 : brown butter buttermilk biscuits. Adjustments : substituted in one C of wheat flour. I melted 2 ounces of butter, but only crumbled in another 2 ounces instead of 4 like the recipe called for. I also only used 2 tsp of baking powder instead of 4. This is because I've noticed…

  • 40 loaves / x bread.

    Bread no. 33 : x bread Adjustments : I substitutes out 1 C white flour for wheat and used a bit less butter. I also brushed a tiny bit of olive oil and salt over the top before baking. Notes : I am not sure what to call this bread because on the Pioneer Woman's…

  • 40 loaves / cardamom bread.

    Bread no. 32 : cardamom bread. Adjustments : I used 1/2 C sugar instead of 3/4 C and swapped out two cups of white flour for wheat. I didn't cut this one in half, but I should of. It's a giant loaf. Notes : so yes, I am absolutely planning on finishing my 40 loaves…