Nothing terribly interesting baked today. A couple of loaves of my poolish French bread.
And a large sourdough miche-like loaf.
Last weekend I took another stab at the Sourdough English muffins, going with some of the modifications that I suggested in my previous post. Here is my recipe for this batch with the changed ingredients from Nancy Silverton's original recipe in boldface:
My parents just came back from Paris. Here are a few bread pictures they took for me:
This was my first shot at making Essential's Columbia bread..................batards slightly deflated when they were scored...probably overproofed a little. Anyway, this is a very good bread. Thanks Mountaindog for your wet starter recipe.
Finally got around to building my "high dollar" proofing box. First picture is the inside of the box w/transformer to the side. Happened to have the transformer on hand from my day's as a research chemist. Second picture is the outside of the box showing the temperature probe and the transformer.
Yawn.....
Oops... I forgot to slash it.....
Everybody seems to think I'm LAZY..
I don't mind, I think they're crazy......
I Made the whole wheat buttermilk loaf from JMonkey's Biga method.
It turned out wonderful... Really nice texture... smooth...and freshfeel in the mouth... I am never buying sandwitch bread again.... :) This was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks JMonkey :)
This week I made 100%Whole Wheat Strombolini. They were relly great and the kids loved them...
:)
Super Bowl parties are a great excuse for trying new recipes. They also require lots of snack foods. So, when I was asked to bring some chips, I happily agreed. I was a good guest and took exactly what the hostess requested and then, well, then I improvised a little.
