January 25, 2016 - 7:29am
Hello from Asheville
Hey All!
I've been baking for a few years now, but kept the habit strictly internet-free until now. My inability to properly shape baguettes finally brought me here!
I got hooked doing 24 hour bread and have since progressed through Flour Water Yeast Salt and Tartine. I make tartine's country bread weekly, and occasionally try more adventurous recipes (most recently the aforementioned baguettes and croissants).
Anyhow, it nice to find this online community! I'm a little overwhelmed looking at the breadth of topics, but I'm sure I'll find my niche eventually.
Here's photo of Tartine country bread that I did a few weeks ago.
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Welcome nellburt!
Welcome to the group! Nice looking loaves you've got there! I'll be working on my shaping right along with ya =)
The breadth and depth of knowlege on this site is amazing! Definitely helping me improve!
Happy Baking,
Bart
many great videos on baguette shaping. It is fun to practice shaping and scoring on them. I make practice slash bags a couple of times a year just to use as croutons since the traditional yeast bread itself, stales fast, is not very good and the shape limiting for use. But if you want a great one make David Snyder's San Joaquin SD into them for a fine bread. . Alphonso's blog here (Alan) also has many fine examples of great tasting and looking baguettes to drool over,
Welcome and Happy Baguette Baking ....here is a link
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/44696/fwsy-field-blend-2-baguettes-what-else
Welcome to TFL, I've only been here for a few weeks but I've already learned PLENTY!
I posted a comment today about my shaping problems! :) So i'm in the same boat, although I must say, your loaves look great!
Please share anything you learn about shaping :) I'm definitely wanting to improve in that area too! :)
As usual, dbm is right.
For what little this might add, relaxation and tensioning. Repeat as necessary.
Generally, a lighter touch will lead to a more open crumb and a heavier hand, a tighter one. This is just TFL advice (by many) that I have found useful, from your same concerns.
dobie