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Back to basic bread, 65% Whole wheat

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Been baking so many breads with lots of add ins, back to basic but keeping my new favorite wheat germ parmesan crust.

I got a new lame finally, oh it made a world of a difference! Cutting through dough like butter, I'll so try the double slash again

Ricotta Rye Onion Bread

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This is a 45% rye bread made with fresh milled rye sifted so it's close to a medium grind rye flour.  The ricotta cheese resulted in a nice moist crumb and the onions just go perfect with rye of course.  I added a little balsamic vinegar which added a little sweetness.

The flavor was perfect in this one with a nice sour tang perfect for a pastrami or corned beef sandwich.

 

My experiment into the world of yeast water bread

Swiss Farmhouse Bread – “Bread. A baker’s book of techniques and recipes, 2nd Edition” by Jeffrey Hamelman.

My experiment into the world of yeast water bread was inspired by an organised community bake on the Fresh Loaf bread site. The members have such a wealth of experience and expertise.  When things do not go to plan, experts jump in with great advice. I learned a lot by participating and through others experience.

This bread contains walnuts and raisins and uses raisin yeast water for leavening. The first step is to make the yeast water and takes 5 to 6 days.

Small loaves experiment

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Two 260 g loaves, whole wheat sourdough, one autolysed, one mixed all together at beginning with 1% diastolic malt.

I liked the first one better for its larger crumb, deeper color, and a bit more tang.

But then again, who likes apples and who likes oranges?

Imperial Poter-Walnut-Rye-Spelt-Sandwich Loaf!

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This was the result of a whatever-I-had-in-the-pantry + I-need-a-good-camping-loaf. It was so good I decided to put it on here. It went something like this:

329 g King Arthur AP flour

174 g King Arthur White Whole Wheat

42 g King Arthur Bread Flour

260 g Local Stone-Ground Spelt, 60 sift (From Migrash Farm in Baltimore County, MD!)

336 g Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter, 10% ABV

219 g H20, warm-ish

330 g medium-ripe levain (~100% hydration, mostly local wholegrain stone-ground rye, also from Migrash, + a little KA bread flour)

Olives, Sun Dried Tomatoes and Feta Sourdough revisited

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I revisited this upon request from one of my customers. I changed up some of the grains (Spelt and Kamut instead of Durum), added extra feta and Sundried tomatoes, and decided to go with a longer mixing time rather than sifting and soaking the bran. This last part made for a slightly more streamlined procedure. Hopefully it pays off. 

 

Recipe

Note: I mill more grain berries than needed in order to have extra to feed the levain builds. So add extra grain berries to the amounts listed below unless you have other wholegrain flours handy to use.