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Bread - What are you baking today…..

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    Giles
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    Same, same….

    "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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      Chap
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      The usual 80% Biga… white flour, dark rye and 8 grain

      added a tad more rye this time giving the bread a really nice taste and an amazing crust

      God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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        neph93
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        That looks delicious! I will try and find some dark rye here…

        I had my first disappointing bake in a while today. A decent reminder to stay in ones toes. I put my levain down yesterday morning and mixed the dough yesterday evening. This morning after 12 hours the dough was beautiful, bubbly and smelly, but also extended to its limits. When I removed it for forming it was super sticky and uncooperative. It was obviously overprooofed, however that made little sense as I used the same routines as I have been for weeks.

        I have learnt how critical ambient temperature is during proofing so did some research. It turns out that during the recent spate of bad weather, Ingrid had turned on the heating in the laundry room where I proof, so the temps have risen from 19C to 22C. That is all it takes.

        The batons were almost a lost cause, but the boules did slightly better.



        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

        • Dame Vera Lynn
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          Seul
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          That boules looks absolutely smashing, nephy!..

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            neph93
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            @Seul:

            That boules looks absolutely smashing, nephy!..

            Thank you buddy. It got only half the rise it normally would have and the gas is distributed in a manner typical of overproofed bread. Still tastes pretty good though.

            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

            • Dame Vera Lynn
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              Chap
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              Ah yes… have the same problems right now. With temperatures around freezing outside it's getting pretty warm in the house now... my second to last bake failed too due to overproofing because of slightly higher temperatures during fermentation

              God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                Giles
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                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                I'm on the final proof of a Poolish atm.  Pics, disappointing or otherwise, later…

                "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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                  Giles
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                  Not my best, but def not my worst.

                  50% Poolish with 75% white flour 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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                    neph93
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                    Ummmm…. they look pretty spectacular to me. The split on the boule is gorgeous as is the height and colour.

                    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                    • Dame Vera Lynn
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                      Madame Buttonfly
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                      I can't read this thread without feeling desperately hungry (and we just ate a big breakfast :-[)

                      [url=https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=13207]@Chap those pizzas look FANTASTIC  😛 😛 😛 😛

                      AKA Mrs G

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                        neph93
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                        Back to business as usual this morning… found a bedroom with 19C temp. Perfect for a 13 hour bulk ferment:

                        Two loaves of Country brown and two 100% white flour levain loaves:




                        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                        • Dame Vera Lynn
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                          Giles
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                          Yup…

                          "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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                            jordanscollected
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                            You guys make amazing bread, I thought I was on a clothes forum?

                            Anyhow a friend of ours takes care of the horses when we are out of town, and to thank her I baked her a sourdough pepperoni roll. It’s her favorite from the farmers market but they close during the cold months.

                            world tours:
                            888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                            Mad Red x2
                            Wabidashery

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                              Giles
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                              They look great.  What a fab idea…

                              "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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                                neph93
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                                @Giles:

                                They look great.  What a fab idea…

                                I am also inspired. I’ve been tempted by the Pain au bacon recipe in the Forkish book too.

                                «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                                • Dame Vera Lynn
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                                  Giles
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                                  I did that Neph.  I was very excited about the concept, then very disappointed with the end result.

                                  "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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                                    neph93
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                                    Hmmm… I can see good pepperoni or salami working better now you mention it. The fat will moisten the bread more during cooking perhaps.

                                    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                                    • Dame Vera Lynn
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                                      jordanscollected
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                                      https://applegate.com/products/natural-pepperoni
                                      This is the pepperoni I used. You may not be able to find that brand, But I know it is higher end than most store bought pepperoni. Pepperoni in the U.S. is a greasy salty spicy pizza topping with crap meat quality to back it mostly.

                                      I rolled my dough flat, layered with the pepperoni and sprinkled mozzarella cheese and rolled it up tight. I let it rest that way for an hour. I brushed the top with egg wash for color and sheen, and baked it for 20 minutes covered, and 30 minutes uncovered.

                                      For size reference, the rolled were about 500 grams each

                                      world tours:
                                      888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                                      Mad Red x2
                                      Wabidashery

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                                        Chap
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                                        Forkish Biga

                                        God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                                          neph93
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                                          Lovely stuff @Chap Haven’t baked since last weekend. Getting withdrawal symptoms and the freezer is emptying out. I’m considering cranking out six loaves tomorrow, four levain and two Biga…just trying to work out the logistics.

                                          «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                          We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                                          • Dame Vera Lynn
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