Saturday, March 31, 2012

Warm fresh bread

It's good to be home and baking again. I'm experimenting with 60g starter and 260g of mineral water for 320g total liquid (with 450g flour).

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Bread: Kneading

The importance of kneading illustrated: the loaves on the left were kneaded and shaped properly. The ones in the middle were minimally kneaded. The ones on the right were not kneaded at all. Kneading helps form and build the gluten bonds that trap the carbon dioxide and steam to form the crumb (internal structure) of the bread.

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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Irish Brown Bread

For Niall, if it lasts long enough to ship :)

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