say it with pie

This picture sucks pretty hard. That’s because I was like, “Aaaahhhh, I need to put down my camera and eat this bread as soon as possible!” And then I did. And it was amazing. And you can’t have any.

I’ve been wanting to try making bread on my pizza stone since I mastered basic pizza, and I thought this Pane di Granoturco would be a fun place to start. “Pane di Granoturco” just means “Bread with Cornmeal” in Italian; it’s a home-style loaf that goes nicely with stews or soups, like this butternut squash soup I whipped up super fast:

It’s finished with some piri piri that my friend Jeanette made. Also, check out my awesome cat salt shaker.

The recipe is courtesy of Chef John from Food Wishes, who produces free instructional cooking videos. I think Chef John has to be my favourite cooking personality of all time: online, on television and in real life. I have waited tables in almost a dozen restaurants in my time and I’ve found that chefs usually have anger, ego or drug problems. But Chef John seems like such a delightful fellow! He makes me rethink my deep-seated prejudice toward chefs! Check out the site and spend an afternoon going through the archives. You will become a fan.

Great Grandma C’s Pane di Granoturco from Foodwishes on Vimeo.