December 12, 2002
The Epi Mantle, For The Queen of Good Bread (In Progress)
this idea had been floating around in my head since way back when i worked at metropolitan bakery (not a nice place to work. but it's where i met ben.) a scarf that looked like an epi loaf (an epi is that long bread that is make up of little rolls that you break off.) when my friend lisa opened her bread bakery in beaufort, south carolina (the twice baked bread company), i knew i would want to make this for her. she may even get it on time for christmas. at least it will be close. i'm averaging three to four little rolls a day. using various types of increases and decreases, rather inconsistently, gives it a less symmetrical, more natural, hearth-baked look, don't you think?