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By Ruth Lahmayer Chipps, MS, RDN, CD

My husband Jeremy said this is the best bread he’s ever had.  It’s incredibly easy to make. The beauty of this technique is that you never have to touch the dough and get sticky hands. It’s as easy as stir it and forget it! The outcome is truly rustic/European style bread with crusty outside and moist sour-dough texture inside. Additionally, baking your own artisan breads is economical and your guests will be wowed with the aroma. Experiment with different variations and enjoy!

Once you have the technique down, try substituting 1/3 of the flour for whole wheat flour and adding walnuts, dried cranberries, ground cardamom and cinnamon.  Another variation is to add Kalamata olives and garlic chunks (dried) along with the cheese. You can also toss in ground flaxseed, rolled oats and a few sesame seeds for part of the flour. Recently, I’ve baked the bread in our AGA TC-3 which resulted in an amazing loaf! Learn more at www.kitchenicons.com

Experiment and enjoy!

Artisan Parmesan Bread (Knead-Free)

1. In a large glass or ceramic bowl, combine flour, yeast, salt and pepper. Add cheese and use non-stick rubber spatula to stir together. Gradually add 1 5/8 cups water, and stir until blended; dough will be shaggy and sticky. You may need more or less water depending on type of flour. Spread oil lightly along sides of bowl to prevent sticking and cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rest at least 12 hours, preferably about 18, at warm room temperature, about 70 degrees.

2. Dough is ready when its surface is dotted with bubbles and almost doubles in bulk. Lightly release the dough from the edges of the bowl using the non-stick spatula and form it roughly into a loaf. Cover the bowl again with plastic wrap and allow to rest and rise again for about 2 hours.

4. At least a half-hour before dough is ready, put a 6- to 8-quart heavy covered pot (Dutch oven, cast iron, enamel, Pyrex or ceramic) in oven as it heats to 450 degrees. When dough is ready, carefully remove pot from oven. (I use oven gloves…be careful pot is VERY hot). Use the spatula to gently loosen the dough from edges of the bowl and turn dough over into the hot pot, seam side up; it may look like a mess, but that is O.K. Shake pan once or twice if dough is unevenly distributed; it will straighten out as it bakes. Sprinkle with cornmeal or bran if desired. Use pot holders to cover with the lid (it’s hot!) and bake 30 minutes, then remove lid and bake another 15 minutes, or until loaf is beautifully browned. Cool on a rack.  Variation note: when using whole wheat flour, you may not need the last 15 minutes of baking. Tap on the top of the loaf to be sure it is golden brown (not dark brown) and firm. The bread will have a sourdough texture and consistency.

Note: It’s important to be very careful with removing the pot and the lid!—it is extremely hot. I always use heat-resistant oven gloves.

Yield: One 1½-pound loaf.

Serve immediately or slice loaf and keep in freezer. Pull out by slice as needed and toast.

It’s peak season and these recipes are the perfect way to enjoy your farmers market finds or garden harvests:

Tomato Gazpacho

Mexican Chicken Salad

Black Bean Veggie Quessadilla Casserole

Lemon Blueberry Zucchini Cake

See the post at Kitchen Icons

My AGA Home Blog explores the topic of preserving nutrients by choosing the right cooking method.  Ruth Lahmayer Chipps, AGA owner is featured in the article.

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Another post featuring health AGA meals and recipes is here.

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Check out the blog about our AGA Total Control Range– Jewel of the kitchen  (Directly under the roof-top garden–built by Affordable Green Dreams).

Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, Wis.

Elkhart Lake Wisconsin is an amazing destination location.

Read the recent article published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press

It’s all about the opportunities for great food, tropical blue lakes, hiking, biking, fishing, golfing and fun at a world-famous four mile race track called Road America.

And if you are a race fan or just like thrilling action-drama movies, get ready for the upcoming epic called Rush. It’s a Ron Howard film destined to be one of the best new films this year.

AGA Total Control supports healthy eating message in the US

READ IT HERE

Kitchen Project. More updates here:  www.livinghealthykitchen.com

Chefs go wild about the new AGA Total Control Range and we are thrilled to have one.

For more about AGA Marvel and this impressive range that can execute ten different cooking methods at one time, visit: http://www.agamarvel.com/

Contact Jeremy for more information about AGA Marvel and Professional-style appliances for the home.

email: jeremy@lahmayer.com  Phone: 608-317-5700

Lahmayer  & Associates proudly announces:

LIVING HEALTHY KITCHEN BLOG — A unique kitchen renovation project with step by step highlights (living healthy theme). 

CHECK OUT THE DETAILS at the website: www.livinghealthykitchen.com

View the Video Blogs here.

The Challenge: Fourteen Senior Designers from Western Technical College — located in La Crosse Wisconsin — innovated their vision of transforming an original kitchen in an earth–bermed home. Their task: Design an old–world theme balanced with modern culinary features.

Top winning designers will be featured in the upcoming posts.

• AGA Marvel–Selected as top luxury appliance brand for the winning design
• Other chosen vendors include Westwood Kitchens Custom Cabinetry, Neillsville, WI, Architectural Antiques – Minneapolis, MN, Vatland Custom Carpentry-Caledonia, MN and more.
• Flooring (Dining, Kitchen, bathroom, hallway): New Mediterranea brand porcelain glazed tiles (Sandlewood – Driftwood) were purchased from ReStore Habitat and will help fund a new furnace for a Habitat for Humanity house being built in Mauston, WI.
• Stay tuned for Video Blogs and more fun updates as the project progresses.

Ruthfood Blog by Ruth L. Chipps, MS, RD