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Sourdough Starter

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Hey all!  Bread rises faster at high altitude.  Do you think that sourdough starter would rise faster when you are doing builds, etc.?  

The question never occurred to me until today.  Thanks,   Pam

single handed baker

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I was always amused as an apprentice that in the award rates for bakers there was a category for single handed baker  i could just imagine some poor soul that had been in a loosing argument with the dough dividing machine. Of course it actually referred to a baker employed on wages working alone doing the whole kit and caboodle.   

Biscotti

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I get a lot of books from publisher, most of which I don't post about, but I received one today that I really like. 

Pear bread

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I have never been a big fan of pears. I eat only a few per year. But when I saw those I decided to buy a few. They were delicious. Their beauty inspired me to bake this bread.

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453 g water

Pate fermente for the rest of us

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As you probably know, there's a technique for improving bread which involves adding some quantity of "old dough" to the new dough. Some dough from the last batch, that's 6 or 12 or 4 hours old, or something. While this is great for commercial bakers, it's a little bit less great for the home baker. Here's what I've started doing:

Beard on Bread - Buttermilk White

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I baked this bread for the second time and made a couple of changes. Here is the ingredient list as printed.

Buttermilk White Bread
Recipe By: James Beard in Beard on Bread

  • 2 packages active dry yeast
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup warm water (110 to 115, approximately)
  • 4 cups unbleached hard-wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 3 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1 to 1 1/2 cup buttermilk

Changes I made were to use instant yeast and reduce the quantity to 1 tablespoon, next time I'll use even less.