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I made some beer bread on Saturday and held back some of my dough to make a second batch once my Super Peel arrived - the first batch was very good, so I have no complaints over making it again. The Super Peel seems fantastic! I am a little wary of using it just because gadgets that seem easy to me always seem to blow up in my face, but I shaped my dough and let it do its final rise on the peel, and then had absolutely no trouble transferring the dough to the baking stone - something that's been quite a headache in the past.

I was just playing with some ingredients on Sunday afternoon, and this is what I came out with - it wasn't perfect, but is probably my favorite breakfast/dessert bread that I've made to date. Ingredients: 1.5 cups water (80-85 degrees) 1.5 cups freshly brewed coffee (allowed to cool to 80-85 degrees) .5 cup whole milk 1.25 cups chocolate chips 4 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar 1.5 cups all purpose flour 2-5 cups bread flour (enough to give a good dough consistency - slightly tacky, but not wet) 1 packet instant yeast 1 tablespoon finely ground sea salt Combine t