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Recommendations for Toronto

April 1, 2009 - 3:07am -- hazimtug

Hey All!

Currently, I live in Cyprus (I am here for 2 years- done with the 1st year, one more to go) and I do a lot of home-based artisan baking. I will be visiting Toronto soon with my girlfriend from Michigan. I would love to hear any recommendations regarding good restaurants, pizzerias, bakeries, cookware/baking supplies shops that are in the area...

Thanks,

Hazim

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Four pound monster....

March 31, 2009 - 9:08pm -- rainwater

I baked this today.....it's a hybrid recipe of my own......a few months ago it was a sourdough Poilane....the formula has evolved to a  sourdough firm starter, with instant yeast 4 pound monster loaded with sunflower seeds, walnuts, flax seed, rainsins, and dried apricots.  I added the instant yeast because the seeds, nuts, dried fruit, and whole wheat flour make the dough heavy......

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vincent

now it's perfect this time very soft to eat and buttery

Ingredients (3-lb dough):
1 3/4 cup milk (evaporated)
1 egg
4 egg yolks
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
2 tsp salt
6 cups allpourpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
4 tsp instant dry yeast

Topping: softened butter(margarine), granulated sugar

Add dry ingredients in a bowls the 6 cups flour,instant dry yeast,salt mix together.. in the pan mix evaporated milk together the 1 3/4 cups sugar and the butter and heat the pan to boil. then cool to warm about 90-100 F. then poured into the flour and mix slowly , then knead about 5 minutes. let it rise for 1 hour. Once done, punch the dough, knead again then lay on the table and roll with a rolling pin to make it flat.  To keep the surface of dough from drying up, cover with clothes while you work on the ropes.)
Using dough cutter, make long ropes (about a foot long) about 1/2 of an inch thick, and coil. at the end of the coil press it tight so that it will not break the coil. some of mine i bake got loose note this...
Apply melted butter(brush) on coils and let rise for 1hour 1/2 inch apart on the tray
You may apply egg glaze prior to baking (if you want it darker brown upon baking). Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes when finish...
You may apply melted butter as soon as they get out of the oven. Helps keep them soft by preventing too much moisture loss. Then apply softened butter and roll in sugar when ready to consume. or you may mix cinnamon together with the butter then dip in the sugar...

if you want to see more recipe visit the site: link :  kusinanimanang.blogspot.com/search/label/ensaymada

vincent

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How do you get a feathery crumb in white bread?

March 31, 2009 - 4:26pm -- clazar123
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When I was a teen, I had a neighbor who would make a loaf of white bread that had a really feathery crumb.If you tore a piece of bread apart, the inside just pulled apart and waved in the breeze like cotton candy. It was wonderful. I know she used milk but that is all I know. It wasn't yellow so I don't think she had eggs.There were no big air holes-just nicely even distribution and great for sandwiches-not at all crumbly. Being a teen, I wasn't interested in how she made it and really regret that now, a "few" years later.

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Pizza

March 31, 2009 - 2:19pm -- rainwater

I've made so many pizzas in the last couple of months......all of them pretty good, and all of them inspired by this website and the books recommended here.  Finally, I have my formula for the pizza I've been looking for.

When I made the "Anis baguette" I saved a little dough for pizza.  I hybridized the recipe a bit to try to match what I am looking for in a pizza dough.  I've made the dough with "Bread Flour", and "All-Purpose" flour.  Both versions are excellent.  The first photo is with "Bread Flour", and the second photo is with "All Purpose". 

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