As much as I love to bake, yeast breads still present a challenge for me. I haven’t always had the best results, so I was thrilled with this loaf!

I’m a huge bread junkie. I could live on it. No matter how big the Atkins craze got I never even considered it for a second. Not giving up my carbs, nuh-uh no way.

So determined to try more healthy baking as well (trying to stay away from my nemesis The Cookie) I decided to go with a basic. The extremely popular NY Times “No-Knead Bread” seemed a good start. I then came across Cook Illustrated’s version “Almost No-Knead Bread” with a little kneading and using beer and vinegar to add more flavor. Cook’s Illustrated is another love, I highly recommend their cook books if you like to know the hows & whys of a recipe. Anyway, this came out tasty and chewy like “a real bakery” bread, success!