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Whole wheat ciabatta

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These are some pics of whole wheat ciabatta with fermented wheat berries and flax seed loaves I made the other day.  I made them with a sourdough I started by using the leftover water from boiled potatoes, whole wheat, and white flour.  The culture sprung up very quickly using this method.  I wasn't originally intending to make ciabatta, but the dough was so wet i needed to fold it in flour and use a couche to keep it together.  I only had enough room in the oven for three smaller loaves and one large monster that I proofed in a basket.  Has anyo

Check out my paska!

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I just took my paska out of the oven to cool and snapped these pictures.  It's a traditional polish bread for Christmas Eve.  It's also enormous.  We have enough for dinner and use the leftovers for french toast on Christmas morning.