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Happy to share my new project!

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Ana A. Negru

Happy to share my new project!

Dear all,

I am glad to start being part of this forum, and for now, I just want to share with you the first result of my new project, which I named it: "Sourdough bread storytelling: The Romanian traditional village". It will be a series of sourdough breads that will tell a story. In the one attached, you can see a traditional landscape with haystacks, trees, wooden fence and house, hill...

Few things about me: I am very passionate about the rural side of Romania, I've seen so many incredibly beautiful villages, I even run a magazine (bilingual in the printed form, RO - EN) which is called "SATUL" / "The Village". More details, here: www.revista-satul.ro

So now, my passion for sourdough bread baking (which became stronger about 5 years ago, when my daughter was born) goes hand in hand with my passion for traditions and rural culture.

I am very excited about this new project!:)

I'll keep you posted.

Happy baking to you all!

Best,

Ana

 

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joc1954

Two years ago I was visiting Romania for the first time although I don't live far away in Slovenia. Was really nicely impressed by the villages and natural beauties of your country. I visited Brasov as well. 

Wish you a good luck with your project and especially with nicely scored breads.

Happy baking,

Joze

  

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Ana A. Negru

Thank you very much, Joze!

Happy baking to you, too!

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My grandmother came from Satu Mare. Love the music, food and culture. Will be following your project and look forward to many more beautiful bakes.

- Abe.

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Ana A. Negru

Nice to hear about that, Abe!

I've just posted new bakes. :)

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gillpugh

Wonderful scoring. Can't wait to see your project unfolding. 

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Ana A. Negru

Thank you very much, Gill!

I've just posted new bakes. :)

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DanAyo

Welcome to the forum...

Please tell us a little about how you are able to score the bread so precisely. I’m curious to know.

Dan

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Ana A. Negru

Thank you very much, Dan!

I use a sharp razor blade. I usually proof the dough in the fridge over night, as I noticed that this way the skin becomes more tolerable when I score it.

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not.a.crumb.left

I came across similar loaves on IG and often wondered how you can do this without the loaf to loose structure...absolutely beautiful! Kat

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Ana A. Negru

Thank you very much, Kat!

I usually proof the dough in the fridge, overnight. This way, I noticed that the skin becomes more tolerable / resistant when you do the scores.

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Bred Maverick

How creative, artistic, and beautiful!

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Ana A. Negru

Thank you very much for your kind words!

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gbbr

This is amazing! I am glad I got the idea to search this forum for “Romania” and find so many amazing things like this magazine! I hope to discover more about the rural side too. I am also from Romania. I think we need a better, stronger community of people supporting good bread making, good grain sources, flour, etc. Maybe we can build something. 

I can’t wait to look through your magazine!