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Advice needed for how to make Knodelbrot from the Alto Adige

SusanMcKennaGrant on 14 Sep 2025 at 06:34

I made a similar version of this last month that came out pretty well, so I wanted to try another version of it.

Last time I didn’t make enough dough to fill both of the new, smaller size square bannetons, so I increased the total dough weight by about 25% which ended up working pretty well.

I love the way the scald helps promote a soft, fluffy crumb. I used some fresh milled Danko Rye and King Arthur Baking 6 Grain Blend, which contains barley flakes, rolled oats, rye chops, malted wheat flakes, millet, and quinoa flakes for the scald.

Today's bake:   Sourdough Bread-Prebiotic Leaven ~100%Whole Wheat

Source:   CalBeachBaker

Notes: 3 loaves 

2 @1250g, Pan Size: 7.88x4x4 In / 20x10.16x10.16 CM

1@ 2500g, Pan Size: 15.75x4x4 In / 40.01x10.16x10.16 CM)

Substitutions: None

I used the King Arthur recipe here. The Daisy flour I used tends to be wet and needs hydration cut back. I didn't do that and ended up adding more flour, which made the rolls drier than they should have been. Will correct that next time. All-in-all, they are pretty good. Had one with homemade corned beef the next day and my jaw got the workout I expected.

I started baking bread at home circa 2020.  I watched a few John Kirkwood videos which made the whole process seem reasonably simple. Much to my surprise my first attempt yielded a bread superior in taste to anything I could buy from my local in-store supermarket bakery.  I was instantly hooked.  My main pursuit since has been the elusive “perfect baguette”.

In last baguette post before this, I told you I have specific started problem, Djinn Carne (was Cariah Marey) and Whoreass Silver don't take rice well, dough ends up sticky and melty usually.

Say hi to Whoreass Silver!

Whoreass says: *making some random jazz noise* "doo ba da ba doo ba da bee doo LAY LAY LAY LAY LAY LAY LAY LAY low low low low low low🎷🎺🎼"

Lol. I named him after my all time favorite jazz musical artist Horace Silver. It's the second and last installment of my starters showcase series. (see part one)

(edit September 10th: I found Djinn Carne behaves differently toward lactose and powdered milk; she ferments powdered milk much longer than lactose at the same lactose saturation. I will adjust the feeding to favor powdered milk, to aim for substrate specificity. I will edit the post once she settles with powdered milk)

So, weeks ago I kinda promise to make starters showcase posts. God knows I've been beating myself a lot lately and couldn't conserve extra energy to make dedicated posts about my starters.

'life is good when the rye bread is good'

Rob/Bor