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Happy Anniversary

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polo

Happy Anniversary

November is the anniversary month for my sourdough starter and my wood fired oven. They both turn three years old this month. To celebrate I decided to bake one new recipe each week.

For week one I decided to make a mixture of bread, rye, and whole wheat flour, and combine it with a splash of oat flour. I gave it an overnight ferment and a 40 minute trip in the WFO at 480 F. Crust came out nice and dark and the crumb was moist and open.

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Darwin

Very nice looking loaf of bread!  One day I hope I can get close to that  :)

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polo

I've seen the picture of your 3rd try, and you are very close to that. Just a little hotter bake, that's all. To be fair, I do think that the WFO gives a bit of an advantage.

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dabrownman

every  year and share a fine bread as tribute.  Nothing like a WFO to put crust on bread and I love the way it pulled itself onto a near circle trying to get off that hot deck!  This bread has to be tasty - Well done!

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polo

There is something about the hearth of a wood fired oven that makes the bread special. It is tasty, and I'll be enjoying it through out the week. Now I just have to figure out what next Sunday's treat will be......hmmmmm.

Thanks for the nice comments :)

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Darwin

When I first glanced at the loaf I wondered what mold was used.  I can't remember ever seeing artisan bread so round, a great looking loaf. 

thanks for sharing it.

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polo

I never posted week #2 of the anniversary celebration. I made sourdough baguettes using about 30% Prairie Gold 86 flour. Over proofed and poorly shaped, but with nice crumb and great taste.

I am including a couple of pics of my normal weekly bake. Twelve to twenty-four sourdough batards made for a local café.

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Darwin

Great looking loaves, and crumb.  Well done 

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polo

Thanks Darwin, and stay tuned for week 3.

Much more successful!!

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polo

This week I went with Sourdough bagels and pretzels. Never made pretzels before. They turned out pretty good looking, but they are still too hot to eat.

 

I gotta go eat one of these..........................