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Odenwälder Bauernbrot?

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Gadjowheaty

Odenwälder Bauernbrot?

Came across this.  Anyone make it?  Any descriptors of the bread?

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clazar123

Googled your title and came up with numerous links-most of them in German. Google translate did a reasonable job on one that I tried.

https://speedelicious.de/recipe/odenwaelder-bauernbrot/

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Gadjowheaty

Thanks.  After digging I did see several formulas, with slight differences among them.  At the end of the day I'm doing a sour-poolish pre-ferment (from the recipe - I'm getting 41% in preferment flour.  Never been this high), small amount of malt (they call for rye malt.  I'm using half rye and half English crystal barley malt, T 130), some sugar beet syrup, and, new for me, still not settled on it, some cooking oil.  66% overall hydration.  Never used the "Zuckerrübensirup," and am curious because I know at least one member here who finds it less than satisfactory when compared to other options.

There's a 3-sourdough starter I'm eager to try, as it uses rye, wheat and Lievito madre levains.

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Gadjowheaty

No crumb shots, unfortunately.  Small and regular.  They were scarfed nonetheless.

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Dan_In_Sydney

Looks like you have the perfect accompaniment there, too - bread and liquid bread!

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Gadjowheaty

Hahahaha, yep.  Looking forward to the day, though, when American brewers dump the trend to "NEIPA's," "New England India Pale Ales."  Not a fan of drinking hopped milkshakes.  Give me clear, clean hoppy ales.  Ahem, like...

-Made to request from my son for his graduation party - last brew, and we brewed it together. I no longer brew but I sure miss the sensory aspects of the process.  Crazy for it all!  This is a hybrid English-American IPA, as requested:  English malts including floor malted Maris-Otter and Scottish crystal malt, the spine of English hops with moderate American hopping as an accent.  Cloudy because this was finished by dry-hopping with more floral hops.  Sat to clearness in the "bright" vessel you see in the transfer.  

OK, you got me going.  No, not Sam Smith's but mine, a strong porter:

 

 

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Benito

Gorgeous Paul, are you happy with the flavor of your loaf?  I’d certainly be happy with how it looks, the cracks in the crust are beautiful.

Benny

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Gadjowheaty

Thanks Benny, as always your kindness is really appreciated.  Yes, we did like the flavor, but the texture was off.  I think a lower longer bake might improve it.  But I want to bake it again several times to help see if it's something I'm doing (99.999999% sure), the recipe, or entirely possible it's correct, but I've nothing to compare it to.  Sure love Lutz's and Bjorn's blogs.

Thanks again!

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albacore

Paul, for Austrian/German breads, have you also checked out Dietmar Kappl's blog at www.homebaking.at? 

Some great recipes there from a true Professional.

 

Lance 

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Gadjowheaty

No I have not!  Looks fantastic, thanks for the cite, Lance.

 

Paul

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Gadjowheaty

-duplicate