The recipe didn't say to split the dough into 2 loaves, and that it
would be one big one. Wow, is it! I didn't make it to Christmas dinner
at my mom's because I'm still sick, but I had to get this in the oven.
It proofed overnight in the fridge and the dough was HUGE. It came out
a little darker than I usually like but I'm sure it will be fine.

http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6gllz.jpg

Merry Christmas to everyone!

On Dec 25, 11:58*am, Cheryl > wrote:
> The recipe didn't say to split the dough into 2 loaves, and that it
> would be one big one. *Wow, is it! I didn't make it to Christmas dinner
> at my mom's because I'm still sick, but I had to get this in the oven.
> It proofed overnight in the fridge and the dough was HUGE. * It came out
> a little darker than I usually like but I'm sure it will be fine.
>
> http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6gllz.jpg
>
> Merry Christmas to everyone!

Looks good to me. And it is a great size for sandwiches too !!

On Tue, 25 Dec 2012 14:58:21 -0500, Cheryl >
wrote:

>The recipe didn't say to split the dough into 2 loaves, and that it
>would be one big one. Wow, is it! I didn't make it to Christmas dinner
>at my mom's because I'm still sick, but I had to get this in the oven.
>It proofed overnight in the fridge and the dough was HUGE. It came out
>a little darker than I usually like but I'm sure it will be fine.
>
>http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6gllz.jpg
>
>Merry Christmas to everyone!

That's a beautiful loaf.
Merry Christmas to you all too.

koko
--
Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

www.kokoscornerblog.com

On 12/25/2012 4:37 PM, ImStillMags wrote:

> On Dec 25, 11:58 am, Cheryl > wrote:
>> The recipe didn't say to split the dough into 2 loaves, and that it
>> would be one big one. Wow, is it! I didn't make it to Christmas dinner
>> at my mom's because I'm still sick, but I had to get this in the oven.
>> It proofed overnight in the fridge and the dough was HUGE. It came out
>> a little darker than I usually like but I'm sure it will be fine.
>>
>> http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6gllz.jpg
>>
>> Merry Christmas to everyone!
>
> Looks good to me. And it is a great size for sandwiches too !!
>
That was the first thing I thought when it came out of the oven,
sandwiches! I have a small ham that I'm going to have to cook while I
still have all this bread. I hope it freezes well since I wasn't able to
bring it to family Christmas dinner.

On 12/25/2012 4:38 PM, wrote:

> On Tue, 25 Dec 2012 14:58:21 -0500, Cheryl >
> wrote:
>
>> The recipe didn't say to split the dough into 2 loaves, and that it
>> would be one big one. Wow, is it! I didn't make it to Christmas dinner
>> at my mom's because I'm still sick, but I had to get this in the oven.
>> It proofed overnight in the fridge and the dough was HUGE. It came out
>> a little darker than I usually like but I'm sure it will be fine.
>>
>> http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6gllz.jpg
>>
>> Merry Christmas to everyone!
>
> That's a beautiful loaf.
> Merry Christmas to you all too.
>
Thank you Koko! I hope you had a nice day. Well, since you're on
the left coast you're probably still in the middle of it.

Cheryl wrote:
>
>The recipe didn't say to split the dough into 2 loaves, and that it
>would be one big one. Wow, is it! I didn't make it to Christmas dinner
>at my mom's because I'm still sick, but I had to get this in the oven.
>It proofed overnight in the fridge and the dough was HUGE. It came out
>a little darker than I usually like but I'm sure it will be fine.
>
>http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6gllz.jpg
>
>Merry Christmas to everyone!

Looks perfectly baked to me, I prefer baked goods "high brown".
I hope you're feeling better soon, and that you enjoyed the holiday in
spite of not feeling well.

"Cheryl" wrote in message ...

The recipe didn't say to split the dough into 2 loaves, and that it
would be one big one. Wow, is it! I didn't make it to Christmas dinner
at my mom's because I'm still sick, but I had to get this in the oven.
It proofed overnight in the fridge and the dough was HUGE. It came out
a little darker than I usually like but I'm sure it will be fine.

http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6gllz.jpg

Merry Christmas to everyone!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It looks gorgeous! I hope you will feel better soon and can enjoy some of
those ham sandwiches.

MaryL

On 12/25/2012 6:50 PM, MaryL wrote:
>
>
> "Cheryl" wrote in message ...
>
> The recipe didn't say to split the dough into 2 loaves, and that it
> would be one big one. Wow, is it! I didn't make it to Christmas dinner
> at my mom's because I'm still sick, but I had to get this in the oven.
> It proofed overnight in the fridge and the dough was HUGE. It came out
> a little darker than I usually like but I'm sure it will be fine.
>
> http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6gllz.jpg
>
> Merry Christmas to everyone!
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> It looks gorgeous! I hope you will feel better soon and can enjoy some
> of those ham sandwiches.

Thanks Mary! I hope you're having a wonderful Christmas. Give Holly and
Duffy scritches from me.

ImStillMags > wrote:
> On Dec 25, 11:58 am, Cheryl > wrote:
>> The recipe didn't say to split the dough into 2 loaves, and that it
>> would be one big one. Wow, is it! I didn't make it to Christmas dinner
>> at my mom's because I'm still sick, but I had to get this in the oven.
>> It proofed overnight in the fridge and the dough was HUGE. It came out
>> a little darker than I usually like but I'm sure it will be fine.
>>
>> http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6gllz.jpg
>>
>> Merry Christmas to everyone!
>
> Looks good to me. And it is a great size for sandwiches too !!

I like the color. Not quite as big, but my local Italian store makes
hoagies using the whole loaf for $8. A bit too much bread for some, but a
heck of a deal.

Greg

On 12/25/2012 11:07 PM, gregz wrote:

> I like the color. Not quite as big, but my local Italian store makes
> hoagies using the whole loaf for $8. A bit too much bread for some, but a
> heck of a deal.

I guess the color came mostly from spraying the loaf with water every
three minutes 3x in the beginning of baking. I don't make a lot of
fresh bread and the only I've done recently is French bread. This is my
first Italian.

For a sandwich with a whole loaf, you can hollow out a lot of the bread
from inside it and stuff it with meats, cheese and veggies and cover
them with seasonings, olive oil and vinegar. I think that would make a
fine sandwich without all the bread and just the crusty outside.

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> The recipe didn't say to split the dough into 2 loaves, and that it would
> be one big one. Wow, is it! I didn't make it to Christmas dinner at my
> mom's because I'm still sick, but I had to get this in the oven. It
> proofed overnight in the fridge and the dough was HUGE. It came out a
> little darker than I usually like but I'm sure it will be fine.
>
> http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6gllz.jpg

Sadly I got a 'can't load' message so can't see you loaf. And I really did
want to see your bread because I've only just sent off an email in resposne
to a friend who had sent me a pic of his loaf of bread that I told him
looked just like a giant Italian loaf :-(((

I hope you feel better soon.

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> The recipe didn't say to split the dough into 2 loaves, and that it would
> be one big one. Wow, is it! I didn't make it to Christmas dinner at my
> mom's because I'm still sick, but I had to get this in the oven. It
> proofed overnight in the fridge and the dough was HUGE. It came out a
> little darker than I usually like but I'm sure it will be fine.
>
> http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6gllz.jpg

Sadly I got a 'can't load' message so can't see you loaf. And I really did
want to see your bread because I've only just sent off an email in resposne
to a friend who had sent me a pic of his loaf of bread that I told him
looked just like a giant Italian loaf :-(((

I hope you feel better soon.

"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
...
> On Dec 25, 11:58 am, Cheryl > wrote:
>> The recipe didn't say to split the dough into 2 loaves, and that it
>> would be one big one. Wow, is it! I didn't make it to Christmas dinner
>> at my mom's because I'm still sick, but I had to get this in the oven.
>> It proofed overnight in the fridge and the dough was HUGE. It came out
>> a little darker than I usually like but I'm sure it will be fine.
>>
>> http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6gllz.jpg
>>
>> Merry Christmas to everyone!
>
> Looks good to me. And it is a great size for sandwiches too !!

Oh I've just seen this. It looks beautiful! Well done!!! Hope you are
well soon!

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On 12/26/2012 5:38 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Dec 25, 11:58 am, Cheryl > wrote:
>>> The recipe didn't say to split the dough into 2 loaves, and that it
>>> would be one big one. Wow, is it! I didn't make it to Christmas dinner
>>> at my mom's because I'm still sick, but I had to get this in the oven.
>>> It proofed overnight in the fridge and the dough was HUGE. It came out
>>> a little darker than I usually like but I'm sure it will be fine.
>>>
>>> http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6gllz.jpg
>>>
>>> Merry Christmas to everyone!
>>
>> Looks good to me. And it is a great size for sandwiches too !!
>
> Oh I've just seen this. It looks beautiful! Well done!!! Hope you
> are well soon!
>
Thanks O! I know you bake bread all the time, so I consider this a great
compliment. I hope you had a wonderful holiday.

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
>> a little darker than I usually like but I'm sure it will be fine.
>>
>> http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6gllz.jpg

It loaded today. And it looks great. I'd be quite happy with the colour of
it. Nice job.