I enjoy hand-kneed baking, and automn weather is perfect for it!
Graham Loaf with strawberry jam.
I was so excited to find that tiny jam bits for baking, and it goes very well with the graham.
I also like working with seasonal ingredients.
Pumpkin Bread came out lovely and tasty.
Back again! Here's the third installment of my Breadmaking how-to series. In this post I go through the first 3 steps of breadmaking - Prep, Mixing, and Kneading. As always, I appreciate any comments or advice you have to give. Here's the intro - please see my website for the whole post. Thanks for reading!
Rendered my first ever batch of leaf lard, and baked 2 loaves of white bread with it........I will never use butter or store bought lard again.....cant wait to use it in a pie crust. Such a simple thing to do, a little hard to find mind you, but well worth the foot work. If you're interested in making your own lard, here is how I did it!
3 pounds of leaf lard
1/2 cup of water
Hi
I am prettty new to baking, i have only been doing it since about January of this year. I am still learning the ins and outs and all the little secrets of making a decent loaf.
Please have a look at some of the loafs that I have here and let me know what you think. I am very open to feedback.
Thanks
Allan
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Formula
Overview | Weight | % |
Total dough weight | 950g |
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Total flour | 555g | 100% |
Total water | 400g |
This weekend produced a sourdough with candied orange peel, cranberries and pecans, and rye sourdough crackers.
It seems that days and weeks really flies lately and I don't have enough time to write about all the breads I bake. To get upto date, I'll make a resume with the most important breads I've baked in the last days/week:
