Category Archives: Experiment

2X Baked Almond Croissants (Updated)

My sister-in-law requested I make the twice-baked almond croissants for when they came to visit. My last two attempts had been OK. However, I’ve been disappointed with how the almond cream survived (or in my case didn’t) the second bake. Time to experiment! My croissants that I baked this time were some of the bestContinue reading “2X Baked Almond Croissants (Updated)”

Trying Different Dough

As you may be aware, I’m on a quest to perfect sourdough bread, croissants et al. I know I’ll never “arrive”… it’s a journey; however, I’d like to get closer. What has continued to vex me is my crumb honeycomb. For the life of me I can’t seem to replicate so me of the beautifulContinue reading “Trying Different Dough”

Savory Peach Brie Sourdough Danishes with Peppered Rosemary Honey

Oh My Goodness!! Tried a new recipe and this is a definite keeper! I’ve been trying out new combinations using my base laminated dough I use for croissants. This savory combination was one sparked by a recipe I found for a tart on Pinterest. As my danishes were proving this morning I caramelized the shallotsContinue reading “Savory Peach Brie Sourdough Danishes with Peppered Rosemary Honey”

Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

My latest experiment is to see how many different pastries and treats I can make using my basic recipe I use for sourdough croissants. Like every experiment it starts unexpectedly. In this particular instance it was due to my forgetting I’d made the dough and thinking about it later in the evening. I wasn’t preparedContinue reading “Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls”

Sourdough Bread – Coil Folding for strength

I’m alternating my approach (yet again). This time I’m going to bulk ferment in my proving box and doing coil folds. My method to this point is the same. Fed my starter in fridge. Made the levain (amount for recipe after it was fully activated. Mixed my flour and water and autolysed for a coupleContinue reading “Sourdough Bread – Coil Folding for strength”

Savory Sourdough Pastries

Trying savory sourdough pastries. I’d never made some before so I thought I’d give it a go! I used my standard laminated dough recipe and method up to the point of cutting/shaping. I cut eight rectangles, cut holes out of four and then stacked. In hindsight I could have let rise a bit more (seeContinue reading “Savory Sourdough Pastries”

Sourdough Bread w/ Inclusions

After that last bake (with the apparent over-proving) I HAD to do another. The first part of my hypothesis was a potentially weak starter due to sub-par flour. The second part was about the strength I built in shaping. What I didn’t include was the overall time in bulk fermenting nor the time on-counter resting.Continue reading “Sourdough Bread w/ Inclusions”

Twice-baked Sourdough Almond Croissants

First attempt at making twice-baked Almond Croissants. I got the idea, recipe (below) and method from my All About Croissant book. It’s the croissant featured at the very top of the cover. Mine looked similar. I didn’t have enough almond flour (powder) to make the full almond cream recipe (nor did I have enough croissants!).Continue reading “Twice-baked Sourdough Almond Croissants”

Whoa! Something is Wrong!!

Yikes!! Something is off horribly! These are sad, sad loaves!! These loaves had limited, if any blooming at all. I suspected that this might be the case because when I put the dough into bulk ferment on Friday evening it just didn’t feel right. Possible issues: Weak Starter Poor strength in shaping Slash was incorrect/tooContinue reading “Whoa! Something is Wrong!!”