Brother Glenn and I so often seem synchronized. Get this: I'm still baking bread too! But, then, I am not going to Scotland any time soon.
This week, I took a break from my adventures in Forkishland and baked some old favorites.
San Francisco-style Sourdough with diamond scoring
In hindsight I should have baked this bread as a Ciabatta since it ended up such a slack and wet dough. While I was working on the final formulas and trying to figure out what hydration level to use for maple syrup and sweet potatoes I discovered that sweet potatoes are extremely high in water. In fact they are around 85% water which I now know is the main reason why this dough ended up so wet. Next time I bake this one I would definitely adjust the water content to get it down to around 70-75% hydration or cut down some of the sweet potatoes.
So, here i am again. I've been too lazy and tired to comment or blog; the weekend class is draining me off and i don't have much energy to bake anything.
First is Pasry. The last two classes (4 sessions) were on cakes which we managed to finish on time. As shown, we've baked using the foaming, creaming, and altogether techniques. A shining example of the altogether was the chocolate cake; the queen of all cakes which brought an end to our cakes lesson.
Howdy TFLers. Been a while. I just wanted to check in and say hi. I continue to bake, though not every week like I used to. Most of my baking is the tried-and-true standards: a variety of sourdoughs, fruit-nut breads like Reinhart's Cinnamon-Raisin-Walnut, an occasional challah, bagels, pizza.
Lately, I have not been following any recipes, but instead, just winging it with my loaves. Today I had some whole wheat/rye blend left over, so I decided to make a few loaves. I finally got the proofing time right, so that the ear opened up just enough.
Compared Maggie Glezer's ciabatta http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/21/food/fo-bread21 vs. Jason's ciabatta http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/2984/jasons-quick-coccodrillo-ciabatta-bread.
We decided to make more of a white bread this week and to put some prunes in it since we haven’t put any fruits in bread since we baked babka this morning – but before that it has been a while.
This a was repeat of a similar recipe found here
I invited friends for dinner tonight Friday, I promised them a roast tomato soup and fresh bread, and followed by a (home brew) guiness and steak pie with fesh veg from the garden. Anyway we had got to Friday morning and i couldnt see myself getting a chance to knock up a batch of bread at work so i decided to call at a relatively new sourdough bakery in South Fremantle The Wild Bakery on my way to work.
This is my 4:30 am labor of love. I think this is what I hoped to accomplish. I hope to move onto Lavain. I have to gear myself up. I have to figure out what happens after Day 5. I feel like I mentally preparing for a marathon when I take in a new challenge.
