So good!
More like a confectionery treat than bread, but very tasty!
Showing posts with label Bread Baking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bread Baking. Show all posts
Feb 25, 2012
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Oct 2, 2010
Jul 25, 2010
Latest Loaf
Here's a look at my latest loaf. It is a celebration challah loaf that I put together last night. I am calling it leaning manny loaf.
I am really thinking about starting the challenge back up, but right now I don't have the time to be baking all weekend. Maybe I'll modify it so i am only making corn and dairy free instead of that plus the exact recipe. We'll see.
Jun 26, 2010
What's Proofing
Here's a quick look at what's on the schedule for tomorrow's baking:
It seems like a lot, but I should be able to knock the four loaves of bread (Sunday/Daily) at once, and the pizza dough will take about 15 minutes, and then into the fridge it goes! The scones will be interesting, as it will be my first attempt at them...I think they'll be tasty!
I still need to figure out what to do with the giant bag of frozen cherries in my fridge...suggestions?
- Sunday dinner bread (Biga prepped)
- Biga for Daily bread (Biga prepped)
- Pizza dough for calzones
- Cranberry scones
It seems like a lot, but I should be able to knock the four loaves of bread (Sunday/Daily) at once, and the pizza dough will take about 15 minutes, and then into the fridge it goes! The scones will be interesting, as it will be my first attempt at them...I think they'll be tasty!
I still need to figure out what to do with the giant bag of frozen cherries in my fridge...suggestions?
Apr 2, 2010
No challenge this week
Howdy Bread lovers!
There won't be a challenge this week, as I will be out of town for Easter Fun! I will still be making bread, but not in a challenge-y way.
I will be making Lambropsomo, Lefse, and hopefully dinner rolls. I will get some pictures and post them..as long as the loaves turn out ok :)
I made the list up BEFORE I checked the weather forecast. Thankfully, most of the breads take a few hours to proof, which means I'll be able to spend some time with family outside, and make delicious foods for our easter dinner.
See you next week!
There won't be a challenge this week, as I will be out of town for Easter Fun! I will still be making bread, but not in a challenge-y way.
I will be making Lambropsomo, Lefse, and hopefully dinner rolls. I will get some pictures and post them..as long as the loaves turn out ok :)
I made the list up BEFORE I checked the weather forecast. Thankfully, most of the breads take a few hours to proof, which means I'll be able to spend some time with family outside, and make delicious foods for our easter dinner.
See you next week!
Feb 6, 2010
BBA Challenge Round 1: Anadama Bread
The first bread in the BBA Challenge is Anadama Bread. Thankfully, it looks like it is starting out on a lighter note and should be a manageable first challenge. I picked up the supplies I need this morning:
I couldn't find the Brer Rabbit Golden Molasses that Peter Reinhart suggests, so I went with Plantation Blackstrap. Yes, it is going to give off a more potent Molasses flavor, but I enjoy it.
I started to prepare for tomorrow's baking by creating the "soaker" of cornmeal. I just need to let it sit overnight, so the cornmeal will soften a bit, and release of the sugars trapped in it.
Mark's Corn/Milk-Free Alternative
As part of the BBA Challenge, I want to attempt to make all the recipes so my Wife can enjoy them as well. She is allergic to Milk, and sensitive to corn, so I will be replacing these when They appear in the recipe. This will help me discover my abilities as a baker, and find alternatives that will not affect the characteristics of the loaves too much.
The only ingredient we need to repleace i the cornmeal. I did some searching, and decided to try Millet. IT seems to be the "go to" replacement. I found a couple of Tasty sounding Millet-instead-of-Corn-bread recipes that will have to try at some point.
The only trick I've found so far, is Millet can be hard to find in some supermarkets. I found Millet next to bird-type seeds in the bulk department, so I suggest starting there. The Millet was whole, so I decided to try soaking it untouched, and soaking it after I ran it through a food processor to open the seed husk, while preserving the coarse texture.
You can see the pictures I've taken on my Flickr BBA challenge page located here.
Tomorrow is baking day. I plan to take more pictures and write up as I go. Maybe I'll even ustream it!
- Coarse Ground Cornmeal (Polenta)
- Bread flour
- Instant Yeast
- Molasses
- Shortening
I couldn't find the Brer Rabbit Golden Molasses that Peter Reinhart suggests, so I went with Plantation Blackstrap. Yes, it is going to give off a more potent Molasses flavor, but I enjoy it.
I started to prepare for tomorrow's baking by creating the "soaker" of cornmeal. I just need to let it sit overnight, so the cornmeal will soften a bit, and release of the sugars trapped in it.
Mark's Corn/Milk-Free Alternative
As part of the BBA Challenge, I want to attempt to make all the recipes so my Wife can enjoy them as well. She is allergic to Milk, and sensitive to corn, so I will be replacing these when They appear in the recipe. This will help me discover my abilities as a baker, and find alternatives that will not affect the characteristics of the loaves too much.
The only ingredient we need to repleace i the cornmeal. I did some searching, and decided to try Millet. IT seems to be the "go to" replacement. I found a couple of Tasty sounding Millet-instead-of-Corn-bread recipes that will have to try at some point.
The only trick I've found so far, is Millet can be hard to find in some supermarkets. I found Millet next to bird-type seeds in the bulk department, so I suggest starting there. The Millet was whole, so I decided to try soaking it untouched, and soaking it after I ran it through a food processor to open the seed husk, while preserving the coarse texture.
You can see the pictures I've taken on my Flickr BBA challenge page located here.
Tomorrow is baking day. I plan to take more pictures and write up as I go. Maybe I'll even ustream it!
Jan 31, 2010
Baking Folly, Part Two
I made a loaf of Italian bread using the pre ferement biga, and learned the value of planning ahead. If you want to read about how it went and what I though, just click that read more do-dad!
A couple of follies in baking bread, Part One
This week had a few interesting Occurrences when attempting to bake bread. Here's tale #1
Jan 22, 2010
Jan 20, 2010
Note about pre-ferments
So I should have known this. But then again, I"m just starting out and got a little excited.
Jan 18, 2010
Slight Delay for Bread making
I didn't get a chance to make my pre-ferment today. I got caught up with Beer bottling and watching Anya Sleep! She went down around 4:45 and slept until after dinner which was about 6 or so. By the time I bottled the beer, ate dinner, cleaned up after dinner, wrote my beer post, and checked out the latest Geekiness it was eight. I'm not staying up another three hours to put my pre ferment in the fridge! I'll just make it tomorrow night.
Who knows? Maybe it'll be a busy blogging week! This is my second post tonight!
Who knows? Maybe it'll be a busy blogging week! This is my second post tonight!
Jan 15, 2010
What I plan on doing next week!
I've been baking bread like a madman the past few weeks! I've really got the "basic" wheat loaf down. Having a scale to weight out ingredients is awesome.
Pre-ferment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Pre-ferment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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