One of my Christmas presents was a book called "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day" by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois. Their method is super easy (no kneading, minimal rising) - you basically make a big bunch of bread dough and it sits in the refrigerator for up to two weeks!! It only takes 5-10 minutes to mix up the batch of dough.
When you want fresh baked bread, you just pull off a section, shape it, let it rest for 20-30 minutes, and toss it in the oven. It's so easy and makes a nice boule, baguette, etc. The book has lots of different variations, but so far I like the basic recipe the best.
And the only equipment needed is a very large bowl or container, and a wooden spoon (although you could use a food processor or stand mixer if you wanted to - I don't happen to have either one of those and the spoon works just fine).
Of course this is not going to help my resolution to cut down on carbs!!
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