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Can I call this loaf a ciabatta? Well that was the original plan and I shaped according to P. Reinhart, sort of. I only did one letter fold. Well things bloomed beautifully along the letter fold seam and this made a nice sandwich loaf. Gave half to my neighbours and made their little girl's day.

Total flour 350g. I used 35g durham semolina and the balance strong bread flour. I mixed this at 78% hydration using 7g coarse sea salt and 6g EVOO.

the proofed loaf.

Crumb.

This weekend was busy in the kitchen. I was asked to make bread for a thanksgiving dinner.

  Hello all at TFL!  Having spent years in the employ of restaurateurs before making my way into food grade manufacturing and facility maintenance supervision, I have had to learn the importance of Food Safety and Food Defence.

but certainly not my worst ! This is a practice run - I intend to try again next week . It tastes delicious but did not rise as expected. I " babysat " the starter for a week , feeding it every four hours on the final day. The final proof ( in the Brod & Taylor Proofer at 80F ) took eleven hours to reach within an inch of the top of the mold ! I took it out of the oven at midnight...... Just wish I knew what I did wrong . Maybe I should ask myself what I did RIGHT the time it turned out perfectly two Christmases ago ! Merlie

George Bernard Shaw once said “there is no love sincerer than the love of food;” I am re-writing that sentence: “there is no love more sincere than the love of bread.”

Sourdough is one of life’s simplest pleasures. How lucky I am to not have gluten intolerance.

I made these to bring to my Brother-in-laws for Thanks Giving while visiting North Carolina as usual.  I adapted my formula for Potato SD Pretzel rolls and adjusted the water to compensate for the removal of the potatoes.

This recipe uses the starter you were going to discard when feeding your starters. It is a tasty, moist cake that is not very sweet. The bananas are placed in a caramelised sugar and brandy sauce before the batter is dolloped on top. The original recipe used bourbon, but I had some brandy on hand, in preparation for making plum puddings. I used my discarded rye starter and wholemeal flour to give it more colour and texture. I also baked it in a ring pan instead of a skillet. It is a great combination of flavours and I may try it with apple wedges or pears in future. 

Happy Thanksgiving to all of the Fresh Loafers.

Claudia

http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/45779/mothers-day-and-birthday-croissants-and-pains-au-chocolat-des-veinnoiseries-maison-sans

was thinking about what bread to bake, BBGA spreadsheets that I have set up but not yet tried, so started my levain build and things just took off at a tangent from there.

Today's bake: Lemon and raspberry muffins and mocha chocolate chip cookies.

feel good now! :)

Leslie