October 19, Post a Comment. French lesson time! Pain is French for bread, which you likely know. Mie means "crumb", and refers to the dense, moist crumb this bread has. The crumb is the interior of the bread i.
A dense crumb means that the bread has very tiny air pockets in it, while an open crumb refers to a bread more like ciabatta, which has beautiful big bubbles inside. The crumb of pain de mie makes it perfect for slicing, so it's often used for sandwiches or toast. I've been eyeing this recipe for a while, and I finally had some time the other day while I was working from home. I had some downtime while I was running some things for my data, and I used those intervals to make the bread.
It came out beautifully, and it's delicious! It looks so professional but really doesn't take much effort it does take most of a day, but it's largely downtime. I also had a chance to get out some pent-up aggression by whacking a stick of butter with a rolling pin Read more. August 18, Often, when I tell people I love to cook, they ask me, "What's your favorite thing to cook? Are they looking for a specific dish, or maybe a general category like "chicken"? Either way, I don't have a favorite thing to cook.
What I love about cooking is that there is always something new to try, so I rarely repeat recipes more than once or twice except for a few staples.
That being said, there are some ingredients that I just can't get enough of, one of which is cauliflower. Weird, I know, but in my defense, I'm writing a blog purely devoted to food. I should be allowed a few bizarre food obsessions. On my first grocery trip to my beautiful new grocery store, I found a lovely head of purple cauliflower.
