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so i thought to try out my new rye starter which seemed to be doing fine, though i wasn´t treating it nice at all (let it sit outside for more then 24 hours without feeding...), that said i though to make pitas for lunch and try it out anyway, it turned out that i had to do some things and in the end i decided to shape it into a loaf and stick it in the fridge for a few hours before i could let it out to rise and stick it in the oven...

i was improvising with the recipe more or less and i´m noting it from memory so i might be wrong about some numbers...

Okay all you pizza afficianados....I stole this from Pinterest today and have to tell you I am so tempeted to try it out...BUT...a  pizza dough with no rise time????  What do you think...dare I attempt this super easy and fast recipe?  Would love your thoughts...

Belle

The Easiest Pizza Dough In The World everybody loves sandwiches
1 packet yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)

I stopped off at Whole Foods over the weekend and couldn't resist picking up a bottle of Cherry Ale to try in a bread recipe.  I also picked up some coconut flour which I will have to try at some later point when I figure out the best use for it.

It's been a while since I last tried to bake bread -- it's mostly because my boyfriend's sister moved out and took the measuring cups and spoons (they were hers) and I haven't replaced them yet. I still haven't, but today I decided to measure the ingredients with what I had. I still used the recipe for the basic loaf provided in TFL's Lesson #1. First, I checked to see what the average weight of flour is (I have a kitchen scale).

Hi all! I've posted my first Sourdough recipe on my blog :) The loaves are far from perfect, but are the first ones I felt were near good enough to go up. Click on over to Ovenmittsblog.com for the full post and recipe!

Thanks for your support,

Raquel @ Ovenmitts Blog

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I almost decided not to bake this past weekend, but I activated some starter, thinking I might make some sourdough pancakes for breakfast Sunday. But, then, there was this starter, and I thought maybe I'd bake something or other. Well, I might as well have some fresh-baked bread for Sunday dinner, and it had been a while since I'd given a loaf to my next door neighbor who really appreciates my breads. I guessed I'd make some San Francisco-style sourdough to share.

Ok, so I am not a blogger, and I am not a joiner.

So you may well ask 'What are you doing here?'

My answer is simple.
1. My husband sent me the link to this site last year in October for the Pierre Nury Light Rye and asked me to make it, so I did, with fabulous results. Ever since then I have been lurking around, and tried about 5 recipes. All of them worked well. I have also shared this site with a few friends, fellow bread enthusiasts, and all comments are great. So why not join the fray and add my appreciation!

I didn't plan to start this year with a bread I'm not very proud of... but a lot of things happened lately (good things!) and I can't write here as often as I would like.

In February I held a workshop here in town, with 30 participants, a introduction to sourdough bread very well received.  You can see pictures here (click for link) and a video (sorry, no English subtitles) here (click for link).