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Sourdough rye bread

July 8, 2008 - 1:58pm -- wadam

I've been making this bread for about two weeks now, and I am more pleased than I can say.  It's an original recipe, and it didn't come out quite as expected, but nonetheless, I think it is the best bread that I have ever made.  It is thick-crusted, but the crust is kind of soft and chewy like a ciabatta; and the crumb, while very open, is also moist.  And did I mention that it's sour?  It is almost certainly the sourest bread that I've had since I left the bay area five years ago.

 

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First ever loaf

June 27, 2008 - 2:24am -- akrishna

Amazing. Your post was just plain amazing. Given my hate-hate relationship with yeast for years now, I wanted to just give it one last shot before giving up. Your photos, steps and descriptions were spot on!! Especially when you said that as you knead, you can feel the dough change consistency - and that was so true.

Thank you. I baked my first bread and this was it and it was devoured by 3 hungry people in 20 minutes flat! it was just scrumptious. I wanted to share some photos with you.

 

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Gluten Free 100% Rice Bread

June 24, 2008 - 10:33am -- Trailrat

Trying to find a GOOD gluten free bread on the market is like digging for gold in your back garden. You might strike lucky but you still will come up with a lot of dirt!

Now one thing peeps may not know about me is that I'm a skilled baker, so I thought lets see if I can turn my hard earned talent to gluten free breads, pastries and cakes.

My first attempt wasn't a 100% success. Not enough yeast, I misread the recipe. DOH!

My second attempt though turned out a whole lot better.

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The Bread Bible's Basic Soft White Sandwich Loaf

May 27, 2008 - 12:39pm -- junehawk

I baked this one today (started it yesterday) and I am impressed. I had never tasted a sandwich loaf so good! I have made rustic breads before but not sandwich loaves because I don't normally eat that type of bread so my husband just buys his from the supermarket (Pepperridge Farm type). I think from now on, there will be no eating supermarket plastic bread in this house! So good!

 

June

 

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My First Sourdough Loaf, or Thanks, Floyd!

May 18, 2008 - 3:04pm -- Jan D.

I wanted to share my first loaf of real sourdough with the people who inspired it. I've been baking a long time, off and on, but we retired a while ago and moved to very rural Tennessee, and I really miss the variety of bread it was easy to find in Southern California. This is all the more reason to bake my own.

 

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