Well … what to do with a loaf from a previous bake when you’d rather eat the one that is more recently baked? Cut it up and attempt making sourdough croutons! The loaf i used was leftover from the bake where I mentioned something was whacked. It was the second of the two loaves andContinue reading “Sourdough Croutons”
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Sourdough Boules
My latest experiment was looking at my bulk ferment process. My process for feeding my starter, making my biga, mixing etc all stayed the same. I bumped up my temp 4°F in my fridge drawer (33°F to 37°F). I also bulk fermented for 36 hours before dividing/shaping my loaves. This time I separated my loavesContinue reading “Sourdough Boules”
Sourdough Technique Tweaks
Well… after that last bake I thought I’d try some tweaks to my technique. Probably should have reduced the elements I changed at once… Change #1 – Sourdough Starter. I’ve two (which I haven’t named yet). This was my second. Change #2 – Proofing. I did my normal 24 hour bulk fermentation prior to shaping.Continue reading “Sourdough Technique Tweaks”
Sourdough Croissants
Well … my writing has been on a hiatus; however, my baking hasn’t been. Lots of bread, croissants and biscotti baked for family and friends. Now I’m trying to get back to experimenting and looking to see how I can leverage time and temperature as variables. From my reading I’m thinking that I may beContinue reading “Sourdough Croissants”
My Baking Implements
Previously I posted about my “Most Important Baking Implement“. I had someone ask me the other day “What’s a Dutch Oven?”. That made me think that maybe it would be helpful for me to write a post about what my other baking implements happen to be. This post will list my baking implements. I won’tContinue reading “My Baking Implements”
Basic Sourdough
Here is the basic recipe and method that I’ve developed to this point. It started out as a derivative of Paul Hollywood’s recipe for Basic Sourdough in his book How To Bake. INGREDIENTS Bread Flour 750g (I use #KingArthurBreadCompany, Sir Lancelot 14.2% Protein) Water, Filtered 440ml Levain, 500g, 100% Hydration Sea Salt, 18g The aboveContinue reading “Basic Sourdough”
Feeding Cold Starter
Before COVID-19 I traveled extensively for my job and wasn’t in a position to feed my starter every day. I came across #BakeWithJack and started watching his videos on bread making. Episode 71: SOURDOUGH – The Scrapings Method, No Waste, No Discard describe a method that I’ve been using (modified) since. The method involves leavingContinue reading “Feeding Cold Starter”
My Most Important Baking Implement
So I’ve a question… “What do you think is my most important baking implement?” I’ve asked that particular question to a number of folks over the years and I’ve heard answers from my convection oven, my mixer, dutch ovens, various pans or knives. All of these answers, while important to me are not the oneContinue reading “My Most Important Baking Implement”
Feeding Your Sourdough Starter
One of the things I’ve found out about sourdough and baking is that there is a cadence and rhythm to baking. One of those cadence and rhythms is the feeding of my sourdough starter each morning. Here’s how I maintain my starter. First I remove about 100g of starter from my crock. I do thisContinue reading “Feeding Your Sourdough Starter”
Baked By Bear Sourdough 