The Basic Bread
After years of low carb, Atkins, keto, carnivore, and paleo, bread and I have a strained relationship. Something about bread doesn’t sit well with me - digestively . I tried gluten free. No dice. I tried einkorn - that was smooth sailing. But einkorn is crazy expensive. Like, $5 a pound expensive. To put that in perspective, a pound of King Arthur is about $1.30. So, that’s a no from me. Turns out, organic flour doesn’t upset my stomach. All of my bread, pastry, and noodle recipes all use organic flour. If you get it at Costco, it’s about $1 a pound. Walmart has Great Value organic flour for $1.10 a pound. Not terrible. Conventional flour at Walmart is 47¢ a pound though so if you don’t mind the difference, it is half the cost! Bread isn’t a huge financial investment. For somewhere between $1.50 and $3.50 you can get about any kind of bread you’re looking for but the difference is in the quality. If you’re pressed for time, buy bread. No bread machine, no m...