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David's Pain de Campagne

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xaipete

David's Pain de Campagne

I made David's famous Pain de Campagne AKA San Jaoquin Sourdough today. I followed his excellent instructions exactly making one large batard. I baked the loaf on a stone in the center of the oven which proofed to be the wrong rung for my on-the-small-side wall oven as the loaf got a little too brown.

pain de campagne

The crumb is nice and open, and the flavor has a lot of sour and complexity to it. I'm not sure why I only have a hint of an "ear" but perhaps I didn't get enough surface tension when I was shaping.

pain de campagne


Thanks, David, for this and all the other wonderful variations on the theme!

--Pamela

Comments

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SylviaH

I think the crust looks nice dark and I bet it tastes great!  Lovely crumb!

Sylvia

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dmsnyder

Very nice, Pamela. I agree with Sylvia. The crumb looks great!

David

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TeaIV

looks great! what a neat pattern you have in your crumb!

 

TeaIV

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ArtisanGeek

It turned out great!....perfect crumb and I always like mine a little charred on the crust. Looks like it came out of a wood fired oven even if it didn't.

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Paddyscake

Pamela..very nice batard!

Betty

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xaipete

Thanks, Betty. The bread was really delicious. Something about that little bit of rye made it totally special. I'm making another loaf tomorrow.

--Pamela