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Hamelman's Semolina Bread

May 5, 2013 - 11:28pm -- Alpana

I have been baking my breads seam side up most of the time, to hide my slashing disasters. But if I don't practice, how I am I going to improve? In that spirit I have decided to test my slashing prowess at least once a week.

I decided to go with Hamelman's semolina bread as the hydration is low (62%) and I thought scoring would be easier. I used finely ground semolina (I have no idea how it compares with Durum flour). I followed his recipe as is except I added RYW in place of water while making the flying "sponge".

The result : 

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Ciabatta al Funghi

April 28, 2013 - 7:20pm -- Juste

Hi Everyone,

I'm Nik. This is my first attempt at ciabatta al funghi using the poolish version of Peter Rienhart's recipe from The Bread Baker's Apprentice. I have included a few pictures of the process. I welcome any suggestions for improvement.

It held together pretty well while proofing here.

Transitioning from couche to oven the dough spread out a bit. The crust was thin and broke easily when I touched it.

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