Lurker Rises to the Surface

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I've been baking bread (like sandwich loaves) for a long time, but in the past few years have gotten interested in making 'really good' bread. TFL has helped a lot. Here's a bit of what I've learned.

This is a Rustic Italian Bread from Cook's Illustrated.

 

I fiddled for a while with jonkertb's multigrain bread recipe, and eventually got it the way I wanted:

 

Multigrain Bread

Multigrain Bread Crumb

Here's a direct-method white bread from Bertinet's Dough, using his kneading technique:

Bertinet White Bread

 

Lately I've been mostly working with 'Fred', my sourdough starter. Some success, but no pictures yet.

 

You've got some really nice breads there, Bob. I esp. like the multigrain loaf--one of my favorites.

--Pamela

Very nice breads Bob,

I especially like your boule. Looks like you have it figured out pretty well. I look forward to seeing you work.

What part of the world do you hail from?

Eric

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The multigrain loaf is one of my favorites too; thanks jonkertb for starting me off on it.

 

I bought a new stove about a year ago. The oven doesn't hold steam as well as the old one, and it also has a lot of electronics in it so I'm afraid to steam aggressively. But I solved that problem with plant pot cloches and the boules are looking good again.

I'm in New Hampshire.