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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

    Bread - What are you baking today…..

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    • GilesG
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      Make a bread and see how it works….., but looks OK to me...

      "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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      • hajdukH
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        Kjør på![emoji3577]

        Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

        "Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have" James Baldwin.

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        • neph93N
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          I will be separating a dollop of starter out this evening (thus halving the cycle), and feeding it, then starting my a bread the next day. No locally available flour with more than 12% protein @ROman so that will have to do.

          I’m probably going to let it proof overnight so it is ready to bake on Saturday morning. Easter in isolation ftw!

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

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          • Matty123M
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            @neph93:

            I will be separating a dollop of starter out this evening (thus halving the cycle), and feeding it, then starting my a bread the next day. No locally available flour with more than 12% protein @ROman so that will have to do.

            I’m probably going to let it proof overnight so it is ready to bake on Saturday morning. Easter in isolation ftw!

            Looks great Reuben. Doing baguettes today I think.

            Maybe so. Maybe not

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            • Matty123M
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              Auto

              Formed and proofing

              Maybe so. Maybe not

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              • GilesG
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                Looking forward to seeing the end result….

                Note to self - make baguettes.....

                "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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                • Matty123M
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                  Not the most beautiful of shapes but it tastes very good and was very easy. I forgot to
                  Score them so they ripped where they may.

                  Maybe so. Maybe not

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                  • ChapC
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                    Oh @Matty123 they look amazing… do you offer baking classes?

                    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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                    • Matty123M
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                      You should talk your breads belong in a bakery window!

                      Maybe so. Maybe not

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                      • Matty123M
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                        I recommend as big as a pizza stone that can fit in your oven. And parchment paper. And steam is  key to baguettes. I preheated the oven with the pizza stone and a cast iron skillet inside. I had boiling water ready right when I put the dough in the oven and I poured that water in to the skillet and closed the door as quickly as possible. I added water one more time about ten minutes in

                        Maybe so. Maybe not

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                        • ChapC
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                          OK… thanks. Will try it at the weekend. Baguette seems to be the holy grail of bread baking...

                          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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                          • Matty123M
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                            @Chap:

                            OK… thanks. Will try it at the weekend. Baguette seems to be the holy grail of bread baking...

                            It doesn’t seem that hard to me. I’ve made them in the past and they looked better but didn’t taste this good. I’m very happy with outcome. Yes make baguettes.

                            Maybe so. Maybe not

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                            • ChapC
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                              @Matty123:

                              @Chap:

                              OK… thanks. Will try it at the weekend. Baguette seems to be the holy grail of bread baking...

                              It doesn’t seem that hard to me. I’ve made them in the past and they looked better but didn’t taste this good. I’m very happy with outcome. Yes make baguettes.

                              OK… mixed a Poolish right now... will rest for 22 hours

                              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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                              • ChrisC
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                                I feel like like someone here should try salt rising bread, since you've all got the ordinary yeast rising bread mastered.

                                Here's a recipe, if anytime is so inclined…

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                                • Matty123M
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                                  ha. “mastered”
                                  Not me

                                  Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                  • neph93N
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                                    I have to say I am loving this. My starter had just been fed for the fourth day and seems to be improving daily.

                                    The rise and fall pattern is predictable and the portion I broke off last night in order to have a ripe, young starter for today’s maiden voyage was bubbling, wet and fresh. Just mixed the ingredients for the bake, and letting it rest before the first fold.

                                    If anyone is interested it is (now) a rye starter and I’m following this formula. I’ll let it proof overnight and bake it tomorrow morning.

                                    https://bread-magazine.com/sourdough-bread-recipe/

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

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      Brilliant…...

                                      "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:

                                        Brilliant…...

                                        We’ll see about that [emoji1] I’m not kneading and folding every 45 min or so. It is a much wetter, stickier dough than I am used to. But I think it smells like it should and there is a lot of elastisity to it.

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

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          Forkish calls for a fold after about 10 mins after the mix.  Then 2 more (sometimes 3) in the next 90 minutes…He does not knead, so that makes it easier for sticky doughs.....

                                          "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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                                            The linked article suggested a fold every 30mins for four hours, then let it rest in a cool place, preferably overnight. Seems a lot, but I’m going for it. It’s not like I’m going anywhere [emoji23]

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

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