I have been making our bread for years. Even when I was working full time. I have it down to a science. We love French loaf bread. Nothing is more simple to make. Flour, water, yeast, and salt. That's it. Any other ingredients added are preservatives. I've seen ingredient labels on bread that are a paragraph long for simple bread.
The key to crusty French bread is the baking pan. I invested in a the best decades ago and still using them. I keep a potato base mix going and use that when I make regular breads.
The no knead bread is good too and I make a lot of that, it impresses even me when it comes right out of the oven. LOL
Last edited by Onebyone; 01-28-2020 at 08:20 AM.