December 22, 2012 - 12:28pm
Hi!
Hello everyone!! I was super excited to find this site! Been wanting to find a "bread bakers home!!" I am a busy mother to 5 adorable little boys! I LOVE baking bread and have started a small business with it. In the summer I bake every week for the local farmers market and have started quite a following!! I need a new sourdough and ciabatta recipe. Anyone have any suggestions?? The one I have is no good! It's definately not sour enough! Also I am looking at buying a new mixer. My 4.5qt kitchenaid is too small!! I was looking at the Cuisinart 7 qt mixer...anyone have any feedback on it? Good or no good?? Thanks in advance and I look forward to searching is cool site!
Abbie
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Welcome to TFL Abbie!
There's lots of sourdough and ciabatta recipes on this site. Just use the search box.
Here's a popular ciabatta from the site: http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/2984/jasons-quick-coccodrillo-ciabatta-bread
Here's a good thread about making your sourdough more sour.
As far as mixers go, you may want to research Bosch Universal or Magic Mill/Electrolux Assistent mixers, which both are made for home use but have significantly higher capacity. Some digging around TFL you'll find quite a few concerned with KA quality in newer models. I have a 5qt KA and it's served me well, but I know its limitations.