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Mebake

This is a 50% Wholewheat Loaf, Which involves a BIGA (Preferment/sponge) around 30% of total Flour Weight.

I love the final taste of the bread, it was the best sandwich loaf i ever made so far! Soft, Airy, Light, Tastey, and Nutritious.

"Hey don't mind the background, my appartment is not bright enough"

My wife said: i could snack on toasted slices of this bread all day.

Mebake

 

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Ghee, what if

May 31, 2010 - 3:26am -- pmccool
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I've been following the discussions about croissants and butter content and moisture levels in butter.  And then I saw a container of ghee at the supermarket and said "Hmmm." 

Ghee is something that I have never used.  Since it is clarified butter, I suspect it's moisture content would be much lower than ordinary butter but have no clue what the analysis might be.  Nor do I know how the melting, followed by separation of the solids, would affect flavor or handling characteristics.

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Bulk retardation vs retarding shaped loaves

May 31, 2010 - 12:10am -- Josh Khoo

Dear All 

I have been working on a simple sourdough recipe based on the following ratio:

100% : 53% : 52% : 1.3%

flour:100% hydrated active starter:water:salt

After initial mixing, autolyse and a further mix I let the dough bulk prove for 2 hrs with 2 folds.  The recipe I'm using then calls for the dough to be divided, pre-shaped, rested and then shaped and then retarded in the fridge in bannetons for about 12 hours.

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SylviaH

Today I fired up my wfo oven to make pizza and this morning I made the recipe for my 'Sandwich Buns'.  I needed hot dog buns for Mondays cookout and since the wfo was hot I retarded the shaped hot dog buns in the refrigerator until tonight when the oven had reached a temperature of apx. 400F and falling.  I removed them for about one hour to finish proofing and placed them into the wfo for 20 minutes to bake.  I wanted to get them into the oven right away because they had proofed a little more than I wanted, so as I brushed them with an egg yolk glaze and asked my husband to sprinkle on the seeds..I think he actually enjoyed it and I enjoyed watching him enjoying it ;)  I will post a crumb shot later. 

                           

                                      

                                                     Beginning to brown

 

                                                   20 minutes baked

 

                                    

 

                                                         Added crumb photo   

                                                      Ready for tomorrows hot dogs...I haven't had a hot in ages and looking forward to toasting these on the grill!

                                              

             Sylvia

 

                                

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RobinGross

Croissants made with 100% wild yeast (captured in Paris).  5 rises over 2 days and enough folding and turning to create 55 layers of butter and dough in the final croissant.  Tasty too.

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recipe for caramel cake with caramel sauce brushed on

May 30, 2010 - 9:45pm -- katyajini

Hi!  I am searching for a recipe for caramel cake that has caramel sauce in it as well as more caramel sauce brushed on the hot cake.  The caramel sauce is caramelized sugar and heavy cream.  I saw it, I beleve, in one of the books in "The Best American Recipes" series  edited by Fran McCullough et al. now I can't find it anywher. Any lead would be so appreciated.  Thanks!  K.

 

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soft crust

May 30, 2010 - 8:47pm -- knud
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Soft crust

I want to thank every one the made suggestions or gave advice. I settled for starting the baking at a higher heat than I have done, then leaving the bread an extra 10 min with the door open and the oven turned off. This method gives me a nicer crust than I had before

Thanks again

Knud

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trailrunner

My husband is a master at pasta making. He retired on May 14th 2010 and we have been indulging pretty often since then. I made the sauce and the bread...my starters survived my 3 months away on my bicycle ride across the US. He made the lovely pasta you see below. It is 1/2 semolina and 1/2 reg old AP. It is delicious...

 


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