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    • neph93N
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      For this mornings bake, I kept the remains of my starter from Friday and double fed it with finely ground white flour. In between feedings it has sat in the small cupboard space above my fridge which has an air temp of about 29C. This is more or less the Forkish “warm spot white levain” recipe, with a few modifications.

      It is a long process (in practice it lasts three days), with lots of steps. It is fun though and produces some dough that was great to work with. Waking up this morning to the finished bulk ferment was a joy.

      The end result is the best bread I’ve ever baked. I really wish you could all try this….




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      • ROmanR
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        I also made about 5 kilos of pimped bolognaise, but that's in the freezer…....

        One of my favorites…....

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        • GilesG
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          So, I started an overnight bread last night.  After the bulk ferment at 21:00, I should have shaped into loaves and place in the fridge to prove overnight.  I forgot (red wine may have been involved.  So the bulk ferment lasted 15 hours at room temp.  I shaped into loaves and proved for 30 mins and bunged in the oven.  The result was surprisingly good….

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • neph93N
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            Still lots of life in it too judging by the bubbles.

            “Some of those that work forces
            Are the same that burn crosses”

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            • neph93N
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              Made my two standards yesterday evening and this morning…. white bread with 20% spelt on a poolish levain and the Forkish Country Blonde. I’m getting consistent results from an establishwd schedule with the latter, so I’m thinking I should try the Pain Au Bacon with it, next week.

              Poolish:

              Country Blonde:


              “Some of those that work forces
              Are the same that burn crosses”

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              • neph93N
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                Had a weekend/bread/alcohol related FUBAR myself today…

                Mixed a poolish last night 50/50 flour and water, 500g each. This morning as I was mixing  the final dough my ever so slightly thick head decided to put in 500g of water and not 250g making the dough 100% hydration. I tried not to panic and started doing math (badly) to work out what I needed to do to preserve the flour/water/salt/yeast ratios. The flour was easy, the salt a little harder and the yeast nigh on impossible as the poolish is supposed to make up 50% of the final dough and not 33% as this will be. Sunday morning head, emergency mathematics and baker’s percentages don’t mix.

                The bulk ferment and proofing seem to have gone well. Best case I get three white poolish loaves, but the taste will probably be a little bland because of the reduced poolish per loaf.

                Updates to come...

                “Some of those that work forces
                Are the same that burn crosses”

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                • neph93N
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                  Bread turned out great… my biggest worry was the amount of yeast, but it looks like I got it right. Still a lot of taste despite less poolish in relation to total flour...




                  “Some of those that work forces
                  Are the same that burn crosses”

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                  • GilesG
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                    That'll do  🙂

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • neph93N
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                      @Giles:

                      That'll do  🙂

                      Indeed it will. And I now know that the equipment I have will allow me to make bigger batches without it taking meaningfully longer time. Three loaf doughs are no problem, and there is probably room for a four loaf dough too.

                      EDIT: in other news, I’ve been smoking trout today. Coming to a thread near you soon.

                      “Some of those that work forces
                      Are the same that burn crosses”

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                      • GilesG
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                        Cold or hot?  I've been thinking of building a smoker for some time….

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        • neph93N
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                          Cold… used one of these:

                          https://www.amazon.co.uk/Abu-Garcia-Fish-Smoker-Black/dp/B004O6LQ8Q

                          Full account later this evening.

                          “Some of those that work forces
                          Are the same that burn crosses”

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                          • GilesG
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                            Poolish.  50%white, 25% eight-grain and 25% dark rye….

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • GilesG
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                              50% Poolish with 50% white and 50% spelt flours…

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • dinobarnesberlinD
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                                @Giles:

                                50% Poolish with 50% white and 50% spelt flours…

                                I would pay good money for that bread if I saw it in a bakery 🙂

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                                • neph93N
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                                  @dinobarnesberlin:

                                  I would pay good money for that bread if I saw it in a bakery 🙂

                                  Indeed. All the above look delicious. I really like the look of the batons.

                                  I’m considering going back to baking seam side down and scoring. I’ve embraced the Forkish look and going seam side up to get the random rustic explosions. And while it looks great I fancy a change.

                                  After the week I’ve had I was sceptical about doing any weekend baking but routine came to the rescue and last night dough mixing and this mornings bake were quite theraputic. A double batch of country blonde was the result:



                                  “Some of those that work forces
                                  Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                  • dinobarnesberlinD
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                                    Demo-ing all week and still finding the time for baking bread ?
                                    Much Respect @neph93  😎

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                                    • neph93N
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                                      @dinobarnesberlin:

                                      Demo-ing all week and still finding the time for baking bread ?
                                      Much Respect @neph93  😎

                                      Thank you sir! Although I have just woken up from a two hour nap in the middle if the day [emoji1]

                                      “Some of those that work forces
                                      Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                      • dinobarnesberlinD
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                                        @neph93:

                                        @dinobarnesberlin:

                                        Demo-ing all week and still finding the time for baking bread ?
                                        Much Respect @neph93  😎

                                        Thank you sir! Although I have just woken up from a two hour nap in the middle if the day [emoji1]

                                        lol – can happen  😉

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                                        • SmiladonS
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                                          Not bread, but classic cinnamon rolls. I’ve never had such luck with my rising today. I must have actually kneaded enough this time. A good 8 minutes with the kitchen aid.
                                          Anyway here are some pics of the rising and the crumb at the end.

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                                          • neph93N
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                                            Look perfect. I love making (and eating) cinnamon rolls.

                                            “Some of those that work forces
                                            Are the same that burn crosses”

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