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We usually have some Challah in the freezer and we like to make weekend french toast with...but we were all out.

My go-to recipe for Challah has been the Ciril Hitz recipe we were given in our October bread baking class.  I even used it for the Easter bread basket.  Since I bought Hamelman's Bread, I decided to use his recipe.

Last week we visited the friendly folks at Breadtopia,  it's only 60 miles away, to look at and eventually purchase a KoMo Fidibus 21 grain mill. Happy birthday to me finally got to replace the old noisy, heat producing, and hard to clean one. While there also got an oval brotform, Durum wheat berries ( pasta machine is on the way ), and some Kamut wheat berries. 

and I think I'm getting the hang of this sourdough thingy.  This week I baked twice, once was a 1.2.3 with a lean toward Rye and today was Hamelman's Vermont Sourdough which is fast becoming a favorite.

I love the 1.2.3 method because I don't have to really think about anything.  I just apply my math and voila....bread.  Guess I didn't score deep enough although the circular design is there.

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Hey look Mom!  No sprouts in this bread…….We had planned on making a Dark Pumpernickel based on the IJTB formula that greedybread made a few weeks ago.  But this recipe calls for making a rye starter from scratch that calls for a discard at the end of 48 hours.

Hi Everyone, 

This past weekend was double fun, actually.  First, I had Friday off.  Second, I had been asked to provide some bread for a fundraiser bake sale, so I spent Friday and Saturday baking.  It was a very welcome break from a long baking hiatus while working down the backlog of breads in the freezer.  I don't believe I have had the opportunity to produce this quantity or variety of breads at home previously.  

In this edition of what the heck can I do with a tub of dough (hmm, redundant,no?), I decided to tackle Ken’s other batard, which he calls Ken’s Artisan Country Brown.  Just for clarity’s sake, something I neglected to do in my write up about the Country Blonde breads last week, these are also not based on anything printed in the FWSY book.

It's been awhile since I've posted... although I have been baking but not as much as I'd like.  Sometimes that's life.  Anyway, I have numerous breads on my "To Bake" list, thanks to the many TFLoafers that have posted some wonderful breads.  I wanted a sort of everyday bread and the Polish Rye from Floyd seemed like it would fit the bill.  This is the second time I've baked it and both times they came out great IMHO.

Hi.  I'm in desperate need of a little help.  At the beginning of this year I went a little bread baking crazy and decided to finally try my hand at sourdough.  I chose the procedure in Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day and had success for about 2 months.  Beautiful plump loaves(tho not so much in the sour flavor).  I really love the cold fermentation process and the 3 days he outlines to produce the bread fit in perfectly with my schedule.

Hi all --I'm headed to Paris for work tonight, very last minute, and after finishing some business, should have a free day (or half day) to explore Paris a bit.  It's been almost a decade since I've last visited, and I'd love to make a few stops at a few of the beautiful bakeries in town.  A bit out of the blue, I know, but are there any recommendations from this crew I could bring with me? Anis Bouabsa's bakery, Duc de la Chapelle, made my list from a few posts I read on this site a while back...

Thanks so much!
Drew