March 5, 2010 - 3:22pm
Banneton cloth or no cloth and...
I just scored a huge willow banneton from the local Goodwill. $2.00 and in great condition so I just had to rescue it. Inside dimensions are 12 3/4" diameter and 5 1/2" deep. Any ideas on how much dough to put in by weight for a banneton this size? I would also like to hear opinions on whether you use them with or without cloth. FYI I'm just a home cook who is a few months away from finishing a backyard wood fired oven. I do have another banneton that is much smaller but this huge one would be fun for family gatherings or to just cut in half or quartered to share with friends.
Mark
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...in my opinion, it's a 'Brotform' and you can 'transform' that (Brot)'form' into a 'banetton' by adding a cloth...Linen is the preferred, material, I believe, but 50% linen and cotton works well, too.) You'd be luckier than I am, if you could find real linen, nowadays...most liners for Brotformen /banettons are 100% cotton now. I've never used them, but I always use my Lithuanian linen towels when cloth might make contact with dough.
Since you're using inches, I'd say well over a couple of pounds of dough would go well in there, probably 3lb or more. Ideal for big parties!
I use mostly 8" (200mm) which are designed for about 1lb; 9" should accommodate 1.5lb; 10.5" is big enough for 2lb, according to one or two online suppliers.
Willow is nice for a Brotform. You're lucky to have found them, especially at the price you paid!
Cheers.
copyu
...but my nearest AC Moore's, et al, are all over 6,500 miles away! (I live near Tokyo.)
We DID have 2 fantastic fabric shops here, but the only conveniently-located ones were boarded-up within the past two months...Tke economy is pretty bad over here. <Deep sigh!>
I know what you mean about prices, though. I paid over $10 apiece for my Lithuanian linen kitchen towels. (Some are only 50% linen!) Those two are for wine glasses and the rest are reserved for contact with bread dough.
Cheers,
copyu