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How long will my braided bread be?

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A contribution to predicting the length a braided loaf will have

In bread braiding, given a certain amount of dough the hitherto still unsolved problem is how to control de size of the finished product.

The final dimension of a simple loaf of bread is not so hard to manage; braiding that same amount of dough however, introduces a new unknown factor into the equation. Braiding a rope shortens its length since it has to traverse other ropes diagonally in the procedure. Proofing the braided dough increases its volume, as does oven spring.

Build your own dream mixer...

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Baking Bread on the Big Green Egg

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Valentine's Day Dinner...the Fresh Loaf way! Tartine Sourdough Club Sandwiches of course.

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Sourdough and Starters

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Picture of Bread Fish

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Photos & Photography

Wanting to make something novel for a fish fry this weekend, I tried out an idea. With the Yeast cornmeal recipe from 'Bread' , this is my first attempt at shaping to look like a fish.

before bake Bread Fish 1 Bread Fish 2

Errata sheet for: Bread A Bakers Book of Techniques and Recipes - yes... the changes are in the most current edition.

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General Discussion and Recipe Exchange

This was dowloaded from Mellowbakers.com and provided by Mr. Hamelman. Seems to have lost the formatting, but it seems to be all here.

February 8, 2012 - 12:12pm

Szanter5339

Burgonyás kenyér.

350 ml burgonya főzőlé (én a tegnapi gombóchoz való burgonya főző- levet használtam)3 evőkanál olaj1 evőkanál ecet (20%)3 kávéskanál só1 evőkanál porcukor80 dkg BL 55 liszt2 dkg élesztő+ a kovászKovász készítése, sütés előtt 1-2 nappal.Kovász:140 ml víz15 BL 55 liszt1 evőkanál olaj½ kávéskanál só2 dkg élesztő

What sort of rye is this and how would I achieve it?

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Whole Grains

I was until recently under the mistaken impression that all rye bread was the sort you get in supermarkets in the UK and Belgium and Sweden. Small, dense, dark, and exceedingly rich in flavour.

This is the picture of the common UK brand. Like in Belgium and Sweden it is sold in the UK in pre-sliced form. The texture is crumbly and the bread has a habit of falling in half when you take the slices out.

January 26, 2012 - 1:31pm

Sheblom

Rosemary and Raisin Loaf

Hi Guys

Just wanted to pop and in show you a loaf I baked the other day. Its an enriched bread with raisin's and fresh rosmary added.

I should have let it proof a bit more but it came out quite well I think. The flavour is brilliant. What I would change is the amout of proofing it had and what tempreture that I will bake the laof at as the cumb is a bit soft, but this might be the result of using butter in the recipe or cutting the bread too soon..

Please let me know what you think and if anyone would like to have the recipe.

Churs

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