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Lunch time - Brooklyn Sicilian.

9 X14 par-baked, pan fried. High hydration formula (100%). Stanaslus whole & ground tomato base sauce. Boars head deli sliced mozzarella.

I had forgotten, I made a fruit flavor pairing chart in PDF form. Enjoy!  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e7OUQtcafe8RnnMJDitwFKp4jRJtKJ6L/view?usp=drivesdk

Experimental formula 

100% Strong Flour 240 g

           100% Water  240 g

1.2% Instant Yeast.    3 g

                 1.8% Salt    4.5 g

                          Sugar 3 ts 

                       Olive oil 2 TBS

          Unsalted butter 1 TBS

Formula 🔗 👇 

https://mission-food.com/wprm_print/flammkuchen-tarte-flambee-german-pizza-with-bacon-and-onions

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Flammekueche

Formula courtesy of Ian Island66, by way of Tom Passin.

🔗 To Ian's blog post 

https://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/75349/uzbek-sourdough-flatbread

The bake went pretty much verbatim to Ian's blog instructions. I am happy with the outcome. I used rehydrated onion for my topping.

Formula revision:

*After many bakes, it is clear that cutting in cold butter is unnecessary. For this application melted butter is just fine. 

Maltese Ftira 

The formula can be found at the link 👇 below 👇 

https://www.thefreshloaf.com/comment/541015#comment-541015

Renamed for the Easter season 

Photo montage process 

The ripe dough culture 

2., 3. Autolysis 

4, 5 The mix

6. Stretch and folds ( Three at 30 minute intervals)

7,8 The lamination (30 minutes from last stretch)

9. Dough ball at beginning of untouched bulk fermentation 

10. The final shape 

The ultimate test of a newly created formula is replicability. 

Today's yield (Double batch)

1 loaf pan bread 

11 Hot dog buns 

 Regarding the formula process.

I pretty much have this one down pat. I am now working on an unfed l, overnight room temperature ferment style.

It's the early bird that catches the worm.

Bake off protocol initiated.

1. Preheat sequence - T Minus 30 minutes to completion.

2. Pre bake visual fermentation inspection ✅

95-100% of full fermentation achieved. 

3. The flip ✅

4. The Slash ✅

5. The Load ✅

6. Initiate steam injection ✅

Now we wait...

My goodness, how good fresh bread smells in the morning!

04/05/2024

Aim:

Participation in Ralph Nieboer's Breadworks FB group community bake. " The Winston knot". To become capable, and proficient in shaping and baking a six strand Winston knot Bread.

Winston knot community bake.

Woke up, got out of bed and dragged a buffing rag across my head. I made my way to the kitchen and got an early start! 

Photos

1. Tangzhung water roux. (150°F)

2. Rough looking dough after initial mix

3. Smooth dough after mechanical gluten development.