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Here is the crumb

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I think that this bread is denser than dabrownman's, but it tastes great, especially in very thin slices with cold cultured butter and cheese!  Next time, I think I will let it rest longer to see if it will rise a little more.  Thank you for the helpful suggestions and feedback!

 

Kasia

What's the difference between great oven spring and a blowout?

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I'm a new(ish) baker of sourdough breads. My sour cherry pies and birthday cakes of all stripes are beauties, but this new adventure of baking breads is often a crap-shoot for me. My bread baking began last summer; I've loved getting my hands dirty and my starter(s) are healthy and active. If anyone can help me out and diagnose a few of my recurring bread questions, I'd be ever-grateful. 

PANE ALLA SOIA

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Buona giornata a tutti!

Voglio incuriosirvi con this Pane che a casa del "Chicco" Vienne prepared rinforzate Spesso perchè ha delle Nazioni Unite gusto straordinario.

Presenta Una crosta croccante e consistente, Una alveolatura della mollica non troppo pronunciata ma Dalla Consistenza umida e piacevolissima.

Un Pane Che grazie alla lievitazione mista Prevista Dalla ricetta ne garantisce Una Shelf Importante vita.

E 'buono Dalla prima all'ultima fetta e con zona Qualsiasi Tipo di abbinamento culinario.

TIPS: How to keep your sourdough starter warm

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11/3/2014: A recent TFL forum post inspired me to think about ways to keep your starter warm. 

Maintaining a warm temperature is extremely important to establishing a new starter. If you maintain your initial starter temperature at 82-86F, this will lead to the production of more lactobacillus than yeast, meaning a more sour/acid environment, which is important to establishing a healthy yeast and bacteria colony in your starter, especially at the beginning. 

Holiday Breads Recipe Testing

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A couple of weekends ago, I was doing some test bakes to finalize recipes for a class that I will teach in December.

First up, Julekake, glossy with egg wash:

And the Julekake crumb:

And it tastes even better than it looks, what with the fruit and cardamom flavors.

It's a brick

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And how!

50% sprouted wheat (commercial) and 50% BF, 80% hydration, 20% starter (100% hydration), 2% salt, 12% sprouted grain. 40 minute autolyse (flours and water only), slap and folds x 6, 1 and 1 minutes, then 3 sets of stretch and folds at 20-30 minutes apart. The dough was beautiful, smooth, supple, elastic.

Covered and into the refrigerator for the night, where it rose maybe 50%. Pulled it out and cranked the oven to the max (500 F+) to preheat while I preshaped, then shaped a tight boule.