I tried my extended proving time again to see how my interior crumb responds. I am liking the change and I intend to do two thing: Naturally, I had to heat this first to get the full effect. Once heated I needed to validate the “mouth feel”, taste and flakiness consistency. Result: Passed with flyingContinue reading “Proving Results (Again)”
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Thankful
This is just a reflection on how far I’ve come… It’s so easy for me to get caught up in the process; to focus on “the next problem to solve” or to ruminate on that ONE thing I didn’t do well. This is a time to enjoy the simple pleasure of eating a well-made sourdoughContinue reading “Thankful”
Baking Day!!
Today’s the day! The first time I’ve baked this much bread in both variety and volume in a single day. GOAL: 8 Sourdough Batard and Boule loaves 24 Sourdough Croissants 12 Pain Au Chocolat sourdough croissants 10 sourdough Baguettes This is going to be quite the undertaking. Not only am I trying to juggle theContinue reading “Baking Day!!”
Sourdough Croissants – Scaling Up
In previous posts I mentioned that I’m experimenting with “scaling up”. I’m exploring the “ What has to be true for THAT to be true?” question I constantly ask myself when working through problems. In this particular instance I’m wondering about ramping up croissant baking. Today’s experiment is covering a number of things: First, I’mContinue reading “Sourdough Croissants – Scaling Up”
What a difference a year makes!
I was reminded this morning about how change and progress does take time. You may not see the progress from day-to-day or even week by week. However, if you persist and apply change does happen. My reminder was in the form of a “Memory” from a year ago on Facebook. The memory was of aContinue reading “What a difference a year makes!”
Sourdough Croissants – Lamination Experiment
I’ve been struggling with my results for my honeycomb structure. The results I’m getting aren’t quite what I picture in my mind. That said, I know that many factors are at play and any one (or combination of them) can affect the end result. I have previously experimented with my technique for lock-in/lamination, length ofContinue reading “Sourdough Croissants – Lamination 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 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”
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”
Baked By Bear Sourdough 