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    Bread - What are you baking today…..

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    • neph93N
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      That Biga loaf looks excellent. I’m going to get back in Biga next weekend.

      This weekend I had an apprentice with me. Jesper has a girlfriend called Hedda who politley asked mentor teach her how to make bread. She balked at the 8am Sunday morning start but like a trooper joined me for making the starter, to mixing the dough and the form and bake. She did great work and produced two Forkish Country Brown’s under my tutelage. I forgot to take pics [emoji849]

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

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      • GilesG
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        Shame, I'd like to see what she's like  😶 😶 😶

        "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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        • ChapC
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          I did a Forkish 80% Biga yesterday but baked only one breads… the other half became Pizza today... very happy with the result.

          “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
          — Winnie The Pooh

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          • neph93N
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            Ha. I did Biga today…. one with 20% wholemeal spelt and one with 20% wholemeal wheat.

            Can’t work out whether I prefer poolish or Biga...



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            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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            • GilesG
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              Today/tomorrow, I will be trying a Shokupan (Japanese Milk Bread) with Poolish for the first 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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              • GilesG
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                But, whilst I wait for the Shokupan Poolish to get bubbly, I stayed safe.

                80% Biga with 20% Spelt…..

                "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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                • JDelageJ
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                  All we've ever made in my house is the NYT no-knead recipe (not bad), and I have to say I am super impressed with your work and your results. N 😛 😛 😛

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                  • GilesG
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                    😞 😞

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                    • neph93N
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                      @Giles:

                      😞 😞
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                      I take it the Japanese Milky stuff hasn't done what it should? Biga looks beautiful.

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

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                      • GilesG
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                        Nope that was supposed to be an embarrassed emoji, in response to JDelages comment.

                        The Japanese Poolish is now ready to move forward with…

                        "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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                          Shokupan Poolish

                          Not lying, I am finding this the most challenging bread I have tried to bake…..The hydration is massive, so it is ultra-sticky and so so difficult to handle...

                          I've managed to get it into the tin in a sort of 3-splodge splodge.....

                          "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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                            Exciting stuff. Looking forward to seeing the result.

                            Did a Country Brown today:


                            Warm spot white:




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                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                            • GilesG
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                              Looks lovely…..Congrats.

                              So, just before it goes into the oven...

                              And when it came out…

                              I did not get anywhere near enough oven-spring as I should have. I'm reserving judgement until I slice it.....

                              "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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                                Just about what I was wanting to achieve….

                                "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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                                  great looking pizza @Chap ! well done

                                  Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                  • neph93N
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                                    @Giles:

                                    Just about what I was wanting to achieve….

                                    Looks good, although I don’t know whatvitnos supposed to look like. How do the Japanese eat it? I suspect it will be great with butter and jam.

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

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                                      Looks like everyone has some good weekend bread going!

                                      I'm back on the sourdough train for the time being anyway.

                                      Apparently I must need to score deeper, my ears are super short. I've been using a razor


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                                      • GilesG
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                                        @neph93:

                                        @Giles:

                                        Just about what I was wanting to achieve….

                                        Looks good, although I don’t know whatvitnos supposed to look like. How do the Japanese eat it? I suspect it will be great with butter and jam.

                                        It can be made with quite a lot of sugar, for sweet stuff, or little or none for savoury stuff….

                                        And this is what a good one looks like, so I have a way to go  🙂 🙂

                                        I did not knead the dough as per the recipe, but did a Forkish Pinch and fold - next time I'll knead.  Also one of these would have helped:

                                        So, I have one inbound….

                                        "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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                                          And, it's very nice with Gorgonzola…..

                                          "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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                                            Similar to the sweet dough I use for Norwegian "bolle" and cinamon swirls. That replaces water with milk. I've only made that using regular kneading and large amounts of yeast. I think that less yeast and less vigorous dough manipulation will require lots of time for fermentation.

                                            @kkibbey23 lovely crumb on that bread. I prefer not scoring the bread at all and baking seam side up so you get rugged, more organic splits. These give a great ear. Also, have you considered baking dark rather than that blonde colour? I find it increases the flavour of the crust massively which creates a great contrast with the white flour sourdough.

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                                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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