Hi all, I've been lurking here for about a year and thought it was high time I introduced myself. I'm pretty new to baking bread but so far my loaves have turned out beautifully. All my friends think I am a master ;)
Here's some pics from my most recent bake:
Honey Sourdough Rye
23% Whole Ground Rye flour
77% KA Unbleached AP flour
80% Water
5% Honey
2% Salt
1.5% Caraway Seeds
1.5% Poppy Seeds
You are creating amazing bread! That loaf is outstanding! Beautiful crust, tender crumb! You certainly got the hang of this! Well done!!
Oh and welcome to TFL!
Are you sure you didn't take photo from Google images of 'the perfect boule'
Lol, thanks for the kind words! Chad Robertson's directions are fantastic. I'm just riding on his genius.
Welcome, and nice baking.
way to introduce yourself - with a gorgeous boule! That must be totally delicious!
Welcome - and looking forward to seeing more of your bakes
Welcome to the site. That's an awesome loaf. 80% hydration? That's amazing for a beginner. How much levain did you use, and what kind? I think your friends might be right about you! marybeth
I used 200g of rye sourdough starter and I added 50g of honey after the first rest to help things along.
Pierre Nury has a famous for his version and this reminds me of it. One of the great Fresh Lofian Bakers over the years was Zola Blue. She made the best version of his Lt Rye Bread and it was her photos of it that got me to hang around here too! I recommend that people read her old blog for inspiration of nothing else. The odd thing about this weird recipe is that you grab the shaped dough, stretch it out 2 inches and plop it back down onto parchment paper forth with and bake it right away or straight away as the Brits here say. Here is a picture of her blog post to inspire you and a link to her Light Rye Post. There are so many great old FL bakers that go unnoticed. So search round in the past and be amazed like me, Zola's bread reminded me if yours!
Most welcome and happy baking
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/5500/pierre-nury%E2%80%99s-rustic-light-rye-leader