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Today's batard

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Elagins

Today's batard

I was going to make some sourdough baguettes this morning, but discovered that the feeding i gave my starter last night didn't take well (probably too much old starter, not enough nutrient), so i had to improvise with regular ADY (1%) to my usual 85% KA breadflour, 10% WW flour, 5% dark rye blend -- 62% hydrated, 2% salt.  instead of my usual baguettes, i decided to go large with 14oz batards (proofed en couche), and slashed them aggressively using my trusty old straight razor. Baked on a stone (preheat 550, bake 450) with heavy steam at the top of the oven for a total of 23 min -- here's the result.

Stan

Today's batard
Today's batard

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KansasGirlStuck...

PASS the butter or herbed EVOO.

Looks wonderful.  

Definitely time to freshen up my starter and make some nice twangy bread.

So many recipes, so little time. 

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ehanner

They turned out very nicely. Are you a lefty?

Eric

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Elagins

Elagins@sbcglobal.net

 

My wife and two of my kids are lefties

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Eli

And who said sushi was the only edible art!

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Mini Oven

Mini O

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Elagins

for your kind words.

Stan