Tuesday, June 16, 2020

BBB: Bee Keeper's Pain de Mie





The Kitchen of the Month for June is Tanna of My Kitchen in Half Cups.  Tanna chose Bee Keeper’s Pain de Mie, adapted from Martin Philip’s Breaking Bread.  The recipe calls for a Pullman pan, which I don’t have, so I used a 9x5” loaf pan and halved the recipe.  The one ingredient I was lacking was the wildflower tea.  I substituted some rose/hibiscus tea, although there was no evidence of that flavor in the final bread.




The bread, itself, had a nice crumb and good flavor.  I would make it again and leave out the tea, since it didn’t add anything to the final bread.  It’s also worth remembering that this is a two-day process, making the biga on the first day, and the bread on the second day.  Not difficult at all, but time management is key.

Hope you bake along with us.  Send Tanna your results before the end of the month to be included in the Buddy roundup.  You can find the recipe on her blog. 


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7 comments:

Karen said...

That looks really nice! Great crust and crumb!

hobby baker Kelly said...

I like hibiscus tea, with plenty of honey. ;) I will have to try the biga method next, such a pretty little loaf as yours turned out!

MyKitchenInHalfCups said...

The loaf looks beautiful and excellent crumb. I haven’t made it with the tea infusion yet either but I’ve ordered some lavender to try. I will say for me the ways I’ve made it, this bread is about the honey. ☺️

Cathy (Bread Experience) said...

Lovely crumb! I think this bread would taste great anyway you make it - with or without tea.

Katie Zeller said...

You halved the recipe for 1 loaf? Pullman pans must be huge. Never fit in my oven lol

Elizabeth said...

How surprising that the hibiscus tea got lost! We love iced hibiscus tea and always comment on how very flavourful it is.

Your bread looks lovely.

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