April 12, 2015 - 11:00am
Man vs. Wild Yeast (FWSY Country Brown)
This loaf had a mind of its own! Or, maybe I'm just blaming its bad behavior on my poor administration of discipline. I'll keep that lesson in my back pocket for later in life when I'm a parent.
I used the Country Brown recipe from "Flour Water Salt Yeast." I'm really enjoying the results I'm getting when I use this book, so as far as placing blame, it's on me. I could really use some work on my shaping and scoring.
The bread is delicious, and I'm quite happy with the crust and crumb. Unfortunately, it looks like something from a scifi movie trying to escape its host.
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You made me laugh with your deprecating comments, but you did a great job! I want to eat some...mmm.
Thank you! The shape certainly hasn't scared me away from devouring it.
Your bread will only get better, which is an amazing thing when you think about it!
Are you having your bread rise in a basket or bowl?
Thank you! I'm currently using a bowl. Would you suggest a basket?
I baked using a bowl for a while and then moved on to the the 9" baskets that I purchased from Lucky Clover Trading. The main benefit fo the basket for me is that I like the lines and I had the dough stick one too many times to the towl that was lining my bowl (largely due to teh fact that I was using the wrong kind of towel, I suspect).
It does seem like the dough releases better from the baskets. I'll have to pick one up when they're back in stock! I'll take whatever edge i can get.
hard to shape if you aren't uses to it, It gets better with experience but the taste is sadly unaffected :-) Well done adn Happy baking
Thank you! I'll be happy to eat ugly bread until I get better at it!
A banneton will also allow a little moisture to escape from the outer dough, this can help with sticking and keeping the shape.
I didn't know that. Thanks!