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I didn't name it that, the name comes from the original creator! It's a recipe that is pretty extreme when you're thinking in terms of bread, but it isn't even a bread as we know it - no raising agents, nor any flours, and of course it would be gluten-free. Basically, a seed, nuts and oat loaf bound together with psyllium (and perhaps some chia/flax).

Here's the ingredients list:

Second expriment with the flour from th esupermarket

Same: 5% whole wheat, 5% rye, 20% LM

Changes: 70% hydration, cold bulk fermentation (preferred method because I can control better the fermentation and the final proof)

Rather than go through each machine one by one, as I had intended to do, I thought it more useful to just post a graph showing the baking pan temperature versus remaining time for a number of bread makers. The purpose is to give a good picture of how each unit performs as an oven to bake bread in.

Today's bake: Sweet Potato Levain

Source: Sourdough Recipes for Rustic Fermented Breads, Sweets, Savories, and More - Sarah Owens

Notes: Scaled to 2 loaves @ 1kg ea. from 2 loaves at .646kg.
Substitutions: None

…after watching a few videos from the Vito Iacopelli and Gluten Morgan YouTube channels. Having been reticent (or just lazy?) to explore much beyond my standard 100% hydration levains and poolish, the videos made a case for lower hydration pre-ferments.

Whole Wheat Rye with Corn Flour SD

1Mar

It’s time for a hot pastrami sandwich, so I made rye bread with fresh milled whole wheat, rye, and corn flour. I added some molasses for sweetness and some sour cream for extra tang.

A friend of mine decided a few days ago to kick off the BBQ season, albeit on short notice. Still, it was a good opportunity to try mwilson's burger bun recipe. Pls check his blog for the original recipe.

Said and done, I had to skip the cold bulk fermentation. Even then, the time was a bit tight for the final proofing.

My flour has pretty sure a bit less protein than the one in the original recipe. Needed 2-3x stretch & fold.

Laned here by asking about flouring a banneton which I've never used before.  All good ideas, thanks to all, but I decided to join TFL.  Thanks for the good ideas, re: apf and rice flour to use.

I am very new to sourdough, as I have only made 2 loaves (1 Biga/poolish and one with a bit of starter from a friend).

I want to be able to make my own sourdough starter, but as of yet every single one of my starters either fails to double after two weeks of feeding every 12 hours or becomes so acidic (smells like ammonia, this smell usually starts within 4-5 days after I begin my starter) that it fails to rise at all.

I will try to be as thorough as I can in my explanations and how I do it.

This is how I usually make my starter:

120 grams bread flour (pilsbury)