Bread - What are you baking today…..

[neph93]

Can get a couple of those banneton baskets cheaply from a Norwegian supplier but they don’t have the cloth liner. Is it vital for the proofing or mostly for serving/presenting?

[Giles]

I dont use a cloth, I just liberally flour the banneton….

[Giles]

I'll pop a pic up later when I get to the proofing stage….

[neph93]

Super, ordered. Thank you!

[neph93]

Although, I just cut open the loaf from the standard loaf tin.  Looks bloody ace:

[Giles]

Just checked my recipe, the bulk ferment is 14 hours in the fridge, so no pics today 

[Chris]

That is a nice looking load of bread you've made, Reuben.

[neph93]

Thank you sir. Just ate a load of it along with my bodyweight in cheese…

In other news, my starter has just gone batshit crazy…

Very promising for tomorrows bake.

[ROman]

Bread looks great Reuben.

[Chap]

After overnight proofing in the fridge I baked this wholemeal bread this morning

[Giles]

@neph93

Flouring the bannetons:

Not very well shaped dough in the bannetons (it was so sloppy, I had major problems shaping, so I am not sure if I have enough tension in the dough):

With their shower caps on:

Bonus pic.  Pre-fermented dough added to the rest of the ingredients for baguettes.  The mixed and kneaded dough will now sit in the fridge for 18-36 hours, before shaping (which I am very apprehensive about :P) and baking:

[Chap]

Will bake baguette today after the dough resting 42 hours in the fridge… watched shaping baguettes videos the entire morning 

[neph93]

Lovely, Thank you for that @Giles  very helpful. I’m starting a new bake a minute. Scored some flours made from ecological heirloom wheat grains yesterday (massive score on the hipster scale). Going to mix it with regular fine wheat flour and see what occurs.

[Giles]

@neph93 and @Chap vying for hipster of the lock-down award…..

[Chap]

@Giles:

@neph93 and @Chap vying for hipster of the lock-down award…..

Reuben and I ??? Who does put shower caps on his proofing doughs???

[Giles]

Do you want me to send you some…..I have 100's  ?

[Chap]

@Giles:

Do you want me to send you some…..I have 100's  ?

Yes please… already asked Michaela, but she doesn't have any.... still wondering why you have so many shower caps 

[Chap]

@Chap:

@Giles:

Do you want me to send you some…..I have 100's  ?

Yes please… already asked Michaela, but she doesn't have any.... still wondering why you have so many shower caps 

"And please don't  forget to add some shower caps to Jens' next order Adam" 

[Giles]

I bought a bag of about a 100 off eBay, but as you will know, they're not really needed on my bonce…

[Chap]

Ready for baguettes