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    Bread - What are you baking today…..

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    • neph93N
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      While I’m waiting for the proof to finish, I’m indulging my Britishness with PG Tips and the Cornish Fairings I made yesterday…

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

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      • zhivagoZ
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        Definitely agree and dang do those doughs look lovely!! I am feeling confident I've got enough ammo to pull off a 100% white loaf this week, it's research after all 😃

        Zhivago

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        G: "Never once did he bitch, moan or complain.  He just motivated the team and got on with it"

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        • GilesG
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          Here is an interesting article about whole grain bread….

          https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/what-makes-whole-grain-bread-so-hard-to-bake-63878/

          I am making a 50% poolish today (the poolish was mixed last night and comprised 500gms strong organic white, 500gms water 0.4gms yeast).  Here is the poolish when I came downstairs:

          To make the final dough, I added 200gms white, 150gms 8-grain 150gms dark rye, 250 gms water, 3 gms yeast and 21gms salt.

          8-grain:

          Dark rye:

          So there is plenty of fibre in the dough and no unnatural stuff added to make it rise.  @Chap was the inspiration for this mix (though I think he made a biga not a poolish), saying it was the tastiest bread he had ever baked….

          "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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            Totally support the use of seven or eight corn flour. Tasty, rich in fibre and easy to get on with.

            Here are the 100% white loaves just out of the oven:


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            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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              you guys are bananas. i love it

              Maybe so. Maybe not

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              • endoE
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                @neph93:

                Here are the 100% white loaves just out of the oven

                that looks so good! I think I can smell it over here …

                si tacuisses

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                • neph93N
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                  @endo:

                  @neph93:

                  Here are the 100% white loaves just out of the oven

                  that looks so good! I think I can smell it over here …

                  It was pretty tasty I have to admit. One loaf gone already [emoji15]

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

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                  • neph93N
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                    @zhivago this is the 25-30% (can’t be bothered with the math [emoji1]), wholewheat.

                    Different crumb and colour to the white, but still airy and light. It has lovely earthy taste.


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                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                    • GilesG
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                      My very rudimentary way of keeping track of the rise…..After a couple of hours, I'll make a mark where the dough has risen to, then I just keep on marking the new height until either there is no more movement, or I get bored...

                      "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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                        Then, I did get bored…..

                        And turned the pancake onto the working surface…

                        Shaped and tensioned….

                        And now for an hour or so of proofing….

                        "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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                          😃

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                          • GilesG
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                            And complete….

                            "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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                            • endoE
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                              This is my first experience with breaking my own bread. I like a good bread and always toyed with the idea of baking. After reading all the nice posts here I dared to give it a try, another good result of this forum.

                              And what shall I say, it's gotten quite well. Prepared the starter yesterday, then some work this morning and later a great smell all through our flat. (That alone was worth it.) It's a brown bread, ¾ wheat and ¼ rye. The crust is very nice, the crumb I would say ok. It's not sticky and doesn't fall apart, but could be somehow nicer. The underside did not develop much of a crust. But anyway, not bad for a first try. The taste is really nice, just had a slice with some butter and emmentaler. 😋

                              si tacuisses

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                              • GilesG
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                                Great first attempt…

                                "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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                                  …lot's of good info @Giles and @neph93! Certainly up for the wheat variants! Fantastic! Thank you! 🙂

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                                  • endoE
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                                    Just some Madeleines for breakfast - nice smell of vanilla and lemon.

                                    si tacuisses

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                                    • neph93N
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                                      @endo:

                                      Just some Madeleines for breakfast - nice smell of vanilla and lemon.

                                      “Just” some Madeleines? Excellent humblebrag, they look delicious [emoji1]

                                      Thoroughly enjoying baking full levain doughs now the air temps in my house are evening out. Hit the nail on the head with a warm spot white levain and a Country Brown.


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                                      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                      • endoE
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                                        Excellent humblebrag, they look delicious [emoji1]

                                        Actually, they're very easy to make, a 5-min-recipe. You just need the moulds.
                                        I'm more keen on developing some skills in bread baking. Will carry on trying …

                                        si tacuisses

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                                        • neph93N
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                                          @endo:

                                          Actually, they're very easy to make, a 5-min-recipe. You just need the moulds.
                                          I'm more keen on developing some skills in bread baking. Will carry on trying …

                                          I will keep an eye out for moulds… but if I bought all the kitchen equipment I like I'd have no money for IH 😃

                                          As for baking, your first loaf had a lovely shape and rise to it. How much of your wheat was all purpose flour/white flour?

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

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                                          • endoE
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                                            @neph93:

                                            I will keep an eye out for moulds… but if I bought all the kitchen equipment I like I'd have no money for IH 😃

                                            Or where to put all the kitchen stuff … But they're not that expensive and Madeleines are alway great for the kids.

                                            As for baking, your first loaf had a lovely shape and rise to it. How much of your wheat was all purpose flour/white flour?

                                            It was 180g wholemeal wheat, 200g wheat 'typ 1050' and 125g rye 'typ 1150'.

                                            Apologies, but I don't know how this translates to english flour types. 'All purpose' flour in Germany would probably wheat type 405, the higher numbers have a higher content of natural mineral nutrients (I think).

                                            si tacuisses

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