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Yeasty Boy

Hello. I'm a noob to this forum and I'd like first to thank everyone here for such informative content as I've found it rather easy to navigate and research the information necessary to score a perfect success with my very first baking effort ever, and to produce the finest pizza I have ever had the priveledge to bake and eat.

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May Event for the Chicago Amateur Bread Bakers

April 28, 2011 - 1:02pm -- bagel_and_rye
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Today we announced the focus for our May "Taste-and-Tell": Cold (Retarded) Fermentation. The "Taste-and-Tell" is a monthly event held by the Chicago Amateur Bread Bakers. Each month we introduce a topic related to bread baking.

 

Some information about this month's focus topic:

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Greetings from Chicago

March 31, 2011 - 12:05pm -- mamagotcha

Hello! I've been exploring sourdough for the last month, and an entire new world of baking has opened up for me. When I turn to the Internet for help with figuring things out, TFL always seems to pop up at the top of the list of great answers. So I thought I'd jump aboard. I've already signed up for the local artisan bread baking group, and I'm a member of the LTH Forums (something I'd recommend for anyone else searching for Chicago-based food-related info).


So glad to meet you all!


Katje

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March events for the Chicago Amateur Bread Bakers

February 28, 2011 - 7:41am -- bagel_and_rye
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Please join the Chicago Amateur Bread Bakers for two delightful and educational events in March:

 

        Sunday, March 13: "Demo with Baker Renaud Hendrickx: Croissants, Belgian Country Bread, more..."

        Sunday, March 20: "Homemade Bread 'Taste-and-Tell' -- This Month's Focus: Basic Scoring" 

 

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Escargo you and your St. Paul group are legends of the bread club arena; I will most certainly let you know as our CBC proceeds, thank you.


Bagel_Rye, I will be happy to meet up with you at the Devon venue this month. I want to try and recruit at least one more person--have a four top symposium. 


Also Lindy, I am going to check out Fox and Obel again. I've been there a few times and will look around to spy their facilities. Thanks for the tip


Saint Paul may have a meeting venue advantage as the originator of the group owns a bakery and that appears to be where they are headquartered. That would be cool to meet in front of a hot oven, loaves going in and out.


Chicago bread people, let us unite.

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Tommy gram

I love to talk about bread, wild yeast, percentages; the whole thing. I know I'm not alone--Help form a group in Chicago that does just that. Chicago is overdue for such an organization.

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Baking Schools

May 20, 2009 - 10:02pm -- AW
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Hi all,


I recently lost my job and am doing a lot of soul-searching for what i might next do. I've been a writing in the healthcare advertising industry since 1988 and love my job, though am also passionate about baking and am wondering if it's time to switch gears. I understand the life to be difficult and not particularly high-paying.

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Chicago Area Supplier

September 3, 2008 - 1:27pm -- Fleur
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Hello,

I'm as green as it gets with making my own bread and here, too :) I was wondering if there are any places where I can buy flour in the far Chicago NW suburbs, preferably.  Not the usual garden variety one finds at Jewel, which seems to limit itself to bread, all-purpose, and whole wheat flours.  I'm not sure I'd need huge bags either... not there yet, but maybe soon :) Pastry flour is one I'm looking for and still unable to put my finger on it locally.

Thank you

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