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31Jan

Made with fresh-milled Durum wheat and fresh-milled Spelt.

This bake used fresh milled flour, milled with my Mockmill 200. I sifted once with a #30 drum sieve and re-milled at the finest setting for the spelt and sifted twice for the durum using a #30 and #40 sieve. I find that for the durum, it’s important to sift twice and re-mill to make sure it’s very fine, or you end up with a dense crumb.

I dare you to say that 10x fast!

This one was made with fresh-milled Butler’s Gold and Spelt from Barton Springs Mill. The rest of the flour was King Arthur bread flour.

The caramelized onions were cooked in my mini-slow cooker overnight. I drained them in a strainer to remove as much excess liquid as I could, and used the onion water as part of the water for the main dough.

I used a generous amount of cheese in this bake, combining shaved Parmesan and 10-year-aged Vermont Cheddar, both cut into small pieces.

17Jan

Made with roasted sweet potatoes, fresh milled durum, fresh milled Blue Hopi corn flour and King Arthur bread flour.

I was happy with the nice purple flavor.

I usually have a higher % of fresh milled than this bake, so I was expecting a more open crumb. I’m so afraid of over-Fermentation using FMF that I could have pushed bulk to 75-85% easily and achieved a more open crumb.

Either way, it’s a flavorful bake.

1Jan

20Dec

Made with fresh-milled Stardust wheat milled from Barton Spring Mills berries, as well as fresh-milled spelt.

The last bake had a higher percentage of bread flour than I’ve been using lately. This one, I went back to almost exclusively fresh-milled flour. The total percentage was 88.46%!

Marquis Whole Wheat-Durum with Greek Yogurt Sour Dough

14Dec

Made with fresh-milled Marquis wheat milled from Barton Spring Mills berries, as well as fresh-milled durum.

I added some fresh made Greek yogurt which added a little extra tang and softness to the crumb.

6Dec

Made with fresh-milled Rougue de Bordeaux wheat milled from Barton Spring Mills berries, as well as fresh-milled spelt.

The cranberries were soaked in water and drained before adding to the dough right before bulk. The ricotta cheese adds a nice softness to the final crumb.

I love pecans so this was the perfect pairing with the cranberries but feel free to use walnuts or any nut you desire.

6Dec

I dare you to say that 3 times fast! My wife made some fresh Greek yogurt, so I decided to use the whey in place of the water in the main dough and also add some yogurt to the dough as well.

I love the way the scald creates a soft, fluffy crumb. I used some fresh-milled Hopi Blue Corn and Butler’s Gold Wheat ground into flour using my Mockmill 200.

Purple Potato WW-Spelt Ricotta SD with a Corn Flour Scald

16Nov

I have not made a porridge-style bread in a long time. I enjoy the flavor a good nutritional porridge adds to bread.

I decided to really take this one to the next level and used heavy cream for the liquid in the porridge. The heavy cream really adds a rich flavor to the final dough, especially combined with all the hearty grains in the 6 Grain mix, which includes barley flakes, rolled oats, rye chops, malted wheat flakes, rye flakes, millet, and quinoa flakes.