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Proof that the right proofing time is key

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The couple of weeks I was very successful in over proofing my loaves and so sunk into a self pity mode having pulled out many sad deflated loaves that even though I have frozen am preparing to cast adrift in the sea of failed loaves. Today is a different story - note to self - when in doubt do not wait just bake :)

Purim and Sprouted Westfalian Rye

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Steven Hawking came out this week to say that humanity is doomed.  He says that we will kill ourselves by letting our future robots, that we create, take over the world and kill us off because……. we are too stupid to stop it.  My question is - Where has he been?  People have been predicting this and writing extensively about it for decades – not to mention all the movies made about it.

The Best Bread Recipe?

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As a group project we were told that we had to put what we learned to the test. The directions we were given were very vague. There was plenty of room to be creative and add what we wanted. The number one rule was that we must use our knowledge of cellular respiration, fermentation, and how materials react to one another.