Today is the day! One last feeding today to be ready for mixing Dough #1 for my next attempt at Panettone. Tying this bundle up was interesting. It got REALLY hard until the bag popped and some of the pressure was relieved. I’m m not sure if the softer feel was due to the pressureContinue reading “Pasta Madre (Day 4)”
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Pasta Madre (Day 1)
If you read my last post about attempting Panettone for the first time you’d have seen the quote about if your Pasta Madre wasn’t on point than it didn’t matter what recipe you used…your results would just be less than desired. My panettone first attempt, while delicious, was anything but pretty. Actually, it wasn’t bad.Continue reading “Pasta Madre (Day 1)”
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!!”
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 