My happy starter last night, assembled today, bake tomorrow!
I made this a few days ago for working with the wetter dough.
Nice! I like how it's a little stubbier than most. How wide is it?
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Finished product, heavy on the whole wheat and rye.
I love bread!
I'd love to see what you make. Do you have a website or just some photo account that has pictures of things you've made?Thanks.
I cut it a little small. It measures 6 3/8wide and about 2 inches from the walnut. I'm thinking about going to a craft fair or maybe a farmers market to pedal some of the things I make in my shop. I have enough to make like 15-20 more. I was planning on making it longer next time. It looks really nice with oil on it.
Don't take this the wrong way... I think I'm in love!
It's just white flour. Nothing exciting. The braid is just a weave... Roll the dough flat then cut into strips leaving the top connected (looks like an octopus) and working from one side take one strip at a time and basket weave. Repeat from the same side you started on.
Cool, forgot to mention that a batch of bacon is curing
The BEST stone ground corn bread, dried out, made into cornbread dressing.View attachment 178797
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Made my 1st two loaves yesterday. The first one was too wet and didn't hold its shape very well. Pale and undercooked. This one still had some issues holding its shape (needs more kneading?) but came out pretty awesome. Didn't ferment for long (about 9 hours) and wasn't very tangy but i know how to fix that.
Chef Rex.
After thinking about it for a while I tried to keep the proportions to a 50/50 blend. I'm thinking maybe next time I can just feed my extra starter the rye flour and then go back to my normal loaf recipe. Then the next time I bake I can start stepping it up 1/4 cup each time. I'm guessing it doesn't take much for to go a rye.
That anise bread just smelled great. Can't wait to try some this morning.
Have I mentioned I love bread?
That loaf is a beautiful!
ChefRex you need to teach me your bread tricks.
Please, call me Bob. What do you want to know?You look like you do plenty fine on your own.
Believe it or not I pretty much wing it, I guess after doing it for a wile you just do what looks and feels right. I'm not very disciplined.
Bob...
It's all in the shaping and I'd need some coaching. Idk... I'm my own worst critic I guess.
That weave you made looked great. I still can't quite figure out how you did that.
Thanks! If you can basket weave you can make the bread braids.
I am really impressed with how talented you all are.
Deadfall - you're loafs look amazing.
I feel like baking bread is an art. No written recipe can describe how the dough should feel as your putting it together.
Any good tips for a beginner to get the learning process going?
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