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Hamelman’s 5 grain rye sourdough, and Pastry # 7

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The practical classes have finally commenced after a 3 week halt due re-location. We have had the cold desserts last weekend, featuring popular desserts such as Pana Cotta, fruit flavored cold soufflés, and Mousses, in addition to crepes, fruit fritters, and rice pudding.  Most desserts featured below contain gelatine to set them. It goes without saying that everything was exceptionally delicious! We have still few classes left for cold desserts then we’ll be off to hot desserts and later chocolate.

Batard 11 26

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I again baked this Forkish style, proofing seam down and baking seam up with a slash. It looks like the well sealed seam bloomed open.

Formula wise, this was identical to my last bake:

300g total flour, using strong bread flour and 10% durham semolina

231g water

8g coarse sea salt

1Tbs EVOO

Crumb for my Classic Sourdough Baked in a La Cloche

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I am still trying to figure out how to post multiple photos on my blog, so I am posting this one after my initial blog on this bread.  I think it came out OK, but I would have liked a little more height.  Thanks again for your comments and suggestions.  I use this recipe below for the classic sourdough, which I love. 

http://breadmakingblog.breadexperience.com/2012/02/classic-sourdough-in-la-cloche.html

...para tu

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So, only for you, I was making yet another Wasabi onion bread - without Wasabi :). Only thing that's not so nice is that the bread went a bit flat on my while scoring it.

I have to admit that I also added a cooking piece with barley grains to keep the bread nice and moist AND I tried another stencil design on my bread. Still not perfect I have to admit, but slowly getting there. Here is the bread in all it's "beauty".

11/24/13 - Poor Man’s 100% Spelt Brioche

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Hello fellow fresh loafers.  Hope you are all doing well, and I wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving in advance if you are in the States!  Anyway, sorry for the long absence from TFL.  I have been busy with changes in my life and have not had much time to bake or blog about it until about now.  I have been pondering some things about bread baking which I will not reveal as of yet, but in my absence my wife and I had done the Fast Metabolism Diet, which basically says that you cannot eat the following foods for 28 days: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, dairy, wheat, soy,

Chrismas pudding reviews

Toast

Mirror, mirror on the wall, whats the best Christmas pudding of them all?

I am dedicating myself to sampling a whole range of Christmas puddings from all the major supermarkets (UK based) to choose the best one - I am gonna do all the hard work, so you don't have to - see how good I am? :)

First review is up on my blog here

Two Thanksgiving Pies and the Blog Index

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The pie on top is a an Apple Sour Cream Pie with fresh ginger in the filling, walnuts and pecans on top and the  below is a Pear and Cranberry spiced with cloves.  Both are a little different for Thanksgiving and a nice break from the usual apple, pumpkin and pecan pie.

2013 The Fresh Loaf Dabrownman’s Blog

 

1/4/2013 - Panettone - The Last Bake of 2012