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Checked in to get a recipe check on Lucy's orange, cranberry chocolate chip,  raisin, pecan cinnamon rolls.  Couldn't remember the hydration.  They are rising.  Made half of them plain when the Judy said she preferred her rolls, and men,  plain.  Will post some pictures tomorrow about tje y=the last 3 years,  Just got my 6 month checkup on my new hip.  Nic to walk without a limo for the first time in 25 years.

This one was 40 % Whole Grain Rye, 60% unbleached AP Wheat with 4% rehydrated dried minced onions ( weight before rehydrated) and 4% Black and brown Caraway. 2% salt at 75% hydration overall.

#wbd2020 #worldbreadday #worldbreadday2020

#wbd2020 #worldbreadday #worldbreadday2020

Doing a dry run for the upcoming World Bread Day 2020 in a couple of weeks.  This is a SD bread I shouldn't eat since it a 100% white bread with just 15 g of NMNF starter, but it does show that Focaccia is one bread where your artistic side can make you feel at least a bit Bohemian.

I got this from Zorra for those that want to participate

It has been a while since I made a loaf of bread.  Covid and health issues have just about made life as horrible and boring as can be among other things.  At least I can still drink a glass of wine a day:-) Lucy has really slowed down since she turned 17.  I had to make a ramp for her to get up on the bed and her hind quarters don't work as well as they used to - but she is hanging in there and a real trouper.

Being a twin and the 2nd one born, my twin has always said I was a real 'Born Loser'.  But this year's birthday is a very special one because my birthday is on 02-02-2020 .....the same day as the Super Bowl.  It seems fitting that my Chiefs are favored to win by 2 by the bookies.  But they are oh so wrong!  I think the Chiefs will win by 20.  So I'm taking the 200 to 1 odds that they will do so and putting 20 bucks on it.  I'm getting ready to celebrate their huge 20 point win by making pizza in the toaster oven using home made tortillas.......

 Cold temperature means the LAB are producing acetic acid (tang) and warm means the LAB are producing Lactic acid; Bran acts like a buffer, besides providing all the great minerals and vitamins, in the dough. Bran allows the LAB to continue to produce acid at pH levels that would normally shut down the LAB from producing acid at all. 84 F is the best temp for yeast to reproduce and 92 F is the best temperature for LAB reproduction. At 93 F yeast are reproducing at a restricted rate like it was 44F.

getting home to Seattle from his one on one, exclusive, Holiday SD Bread Making Lesson in Arizona with Lucy!  He gets it now!

A Thing of Beauty it is!