If you were someone who honed their baking skills during the pandemic, it’s possible that you have some yeast kicking around in your pantry. And if you do, you can bake up so many different types of bread—fromclassic dinner rollstocrusty boule. But there’s only one bread recipe that took up permanent residence in Julia Child’s kitchen: Pain de mie.
Pain de mie is like the classic store-bought sandwich bread you love—only deliciously fresh and warm. It was also a go-to recipe for Child, who kept her recipe in a clipboard in her kitchen cabinet in case of—we can only assume—a bread-baking emergency. You can read the ingredients in Julia’s handwritingon the website of the Smithsonian, where a Child’s kitchen is preserved.
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The result will be a fine-crumbed sandwich bread that’s perfect for a light sandwich or extra-delicious avocado toast. Use this homemade bread to level-up your nextVeggie Grilled Cheesedinner or use a slice for some refreshingly simplecucumber-goat cheese toast. Wrap your bread up tight and store it in the freezer for a longer-lasting loaf. You could even take upIna Garten’s adviceand slice the bread into large portions before freezing for easy thawing. No matter what you use your fresh-baked loaf for, it’s likely that Child would send you off with the same advice—bon appetit!
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