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Submitted by arlo on August 28, 2009 - 10:29am Few Recent bakes in my awful ovenRecently since college started up again I've been having little time to get all the baking in that I would like to! Work's keeping me busy as well and it's driving me insane having to look at those artisan loaves and pastries by Zingermans every single day, but between work and school I did manage to refresh my starter and give it a whirl with my now favorite loaf, Hamelman's Whole wheat levain from Bread. I followed the recipe almost exactly but instead of using standard whole wheat bread flour by KAF, I used KAF White Whole Wheat flour and proofed it in my banneton with AP flour. The result was one of my best loaves yet, since I believe I am finally figuring out my archaic oven and maybe, just maybe figuring out the stretch and fold method as well.
And then just this morning before work I baked my version of Reinharts Whole wheat sandwich bread from the Whole Grain Bread book. Results were wonderful!
All in all I think I am learning to key to my archaic oven.
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Looks great
I envy the round loaf -- every attempt I've made have been modified pancakes!
I've got an ancient oven as well -- uneven heat and door doesn't close all the way. For some reason it still kicks out good bread.
Yes, my oven unevenly heats
Yes, my oven unevenly heats as well. Most of the time my pastries are cooked one side and not the other even with rotating! Also, when I dial it in to 350, the inside reading will be 400 or more typically, then I have to work it back down and it stays at 350 for only a good five minutes before roaring back up. So when I do get something that looks as good as it taste, I am ever so pleased.
Last week my oven actually shut off half way through baking a blueberry tart...that was pretty upsetting.
But thank you for the nice comment!
Nice loaves!
If you are in the Ann Arbor area, then it's difficult not running into Zingerman's delicious products about everywhere, so it's a very good idea making some of your own. Some of those prices are insane!
You better watch out..
You are going to become very popular making your own artisan style breads..some wine and cheese and you have a party started..
Beautiful breads, arlo!
From the way you described your oven, I'd change "beautiful" to "spectacular!" (Extra points for difficulty.)
David