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Baguette's

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SylviaH

Baguette's

With all the chat lately about the 'Baguette Monge'  I pretty much followed that recipe.  I used my K.A.A.P. flour and a poolish..was what I had and I did want to try it with some added Olive Oil as suggested a while back by Jane!  They where baked under a steam cover with added steam!  Just out of the oven so I will post a crumb shot a little later this evening!

Sylvia

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xaipete's picture
xaipete

Nice baguettes, Sylvia. Look's like you're baking up a storm down there in San Diego. How was the crust? Crisp & thin? and the crumb? Very open?

--Pamela

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SylviaH

Hi and thank you Pamela,  It actually sprinkled a little today..not near as warm as yesterday.  This bread I will just say was ok..the Scali is wonderful.  Mike liked it a lot until he tasted the Scali..then he changed his mind!  The crust was not as crisp with the added Olive Oil...a little more chewy I think.  The crumb on this recipe is usually not as open but I add a little extra hydration.

Sylvia

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dmsnyder

Waiting for the crumb shot. ;-)

David

xaipete's picture
xaipete

Great crumbs think a like.

--Pamela

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SylviaH

Pam, I had so much biga, poolish, levain laying around today I even some of your great batter fried onion rings!  Mike loved them..I told him I was going to kill him if I kept making this kind of stuff so I just fried a few!  I hardly ever make fried things..but this month has been a fry month! 

Sylvia 

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xaipete

All will be fine just so long as only June is a fry month. I've had to restrict us as well.

--Pamela

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SylviaH

Thank you, David!  My lights blow out the photos!  What difference when theres natural light for me to take photos! 

Sylvia

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SylviaH

I just can't get a decent photo when the sun goes down!  

Sylvia 

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xaipete

Beautiful crumb-down shot, Sylvia. Thanks.

--Pamela

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Nomadcruiser53

Looks like you aced those loaves. Dave

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SylviaH

Thank you for the nice compliment, Dave!

Sylvia