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After weeks of making the same chakki atta with a little gluten and soy flour to make it work how we like it, I changed this batch: replacing some of the atta flour with whole spelt.

800g water

778g atta flour

22g vital wheat gluten 

20g soy flour

180g whole spelt

0.5 tsp diastatic malt

2 tsp salt

1 tbsp avocado oil 

Autolyse the water, flours and malt for 1 hour.

Add starter, salt and oil. Bulk ferment for 8 hours, shaped into 2 tins, then proved overnight in the fridge.

I’ve been away in Vancouver for 11 days and back to doing a locum this and the next 1.5 weeks so haven’t really had time to bake.  But I carved some time out of my afternoon and evening to bake some Taiwanese Pineapple cakes for my second time.  I’m made improvements on the last batch I made more than a year ago.  

For those of you who are fans of emmer or spelt, the good news is that they make a great combination.  This is another variation on a bread originally posted by tpassin.  The dough is extremely easy to work with, and the flavor produced by the emmer and spelt was surprising and exceptional.

The evening before the day of mixing, I combined 60 g of starter, 80 g of emmer, 80 g of spelt, 160 g of bread flour, and 360 g of water.  The emmer and spelt came from Barton Springs, and the bread flour is King Arthur.  The preferment sat overnight at room temperature.

Making these cakes feels like taking an intensive crash course in baking. With so many techniques to learn, it can feel overwhelming at times, yet it’s incredibly gratifying to watch each cake take shape. The joy of creating something both cute and delicious, and imagining the smiles of the people who get to enjoy it, excites me. For someone who rarely has patience for tedious tasks, I find myself surprisingly enamored with the process. 

Some bread made with high extraction flour and lievito madre.

Notes:
Intensely aromatic with malt scents and that sanfranciscensis sweet cheese aroma. Good oven spring (doubling of height).

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SusanMcKennaGrant on 14 Sep 2025 at 06:34

I made a similar version of this last month that came out pretty well, so I wanted to try another version of it.

Last time I didn’t make enough dough to fill both of the new, smaller size square bannetons, so I increased the total dough weight by about 25% which ended up working pretty well.

I love the way the scald helps promote a soft, fluffy crumb. I used some fresh milled Danko Rye and King Arthur Baking 6 Grain Blend, which contains barley flakes, rolled oats, rye chops, malted wheat flakes, millet, and quinoa flakes for the scald.

Today's bake:   Sourdough Bread-Prebiotic Leaven ~100%Whole Wheat

Source:   CalBeachBaker

Notes: 3 loaves 

2 @1250g, Pan Size: 7.88x4x4 In / 20x10.16x10.16 CM

1@ 2500g, Pan Size: 15.75x4x4 In / 40.01x10.16x10.16 CM)

Substitutions: None

I used the King Arthur recipe here. The Daisy flour I used tends to be wet and needs hydration cut back. I didn't do that and ended up adding more flour, which made the rolls drier than they should have been. Will correct that next time. All-in-all, they are pretty good. Had one with homemade corned beef the next day and my jaw got the workout I expected.