Bread!

Since it was Mother's Day Sunday, I made bread for the ladies in my Mother-in-law's retirement community with whom she spend a lot of her time.
I made six loaves with one dutch oven and two proofing baskets. It was a real production line. The ladies were thrilled.
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They look great

Just made a sourdough rye and spelt loaf

Sourdough

150g wholemeal rye
150g water
15g active starter

24 hours later, mix;

sourdough
200g rye
150g wholemeal spelt
175g water
9g salt

also added a few pinches of IDY
shape after 90mins, ferment another hour or so

recipe originally had a bit of lighter rye and wheat flour, so i think it turned out a bit dense. also...my cutting/shaping skills leave a lot to be desired :)
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Just been googling the difference between german and british flours.... yeah I think I should have sifted my flours quite a bit at least
 
First try at pretzels. I need to roll them out a bit longer/thinner next time but pretty pleased with the results for a first effort. I used bicarbonate of soda instead of lye as I can only find that in drain cleaner form and didn't fancy using it :scared:

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recipe
sourdough

20 g of wholemeal rye flour , sifted
40 g white spelt flour
40 g bread flour
100 g of water (cold)
5g active sourdough

main dough

sourdough dough
300 g of breadflour
100g whole milk, fridge temp
8 g salt
12 g malt - i used agave syrup
5 g fresh yeast - i used 2g IDY
16g butter
salt to sprinkle , also used sesame seeds

mix sourdough, leave overnight at rt

Knead all ingredients 5 minutes in stand mixer at the lowest level and 3 minutes at the second level to a very firm, smooth and firm dough (dough temperature about 24 ° C).

Let the dough rest for 30 minutes at room temperature (about 20 ° C).

Cut off 100 g dough pieces, round them and roll out to approx. 50 cm long strands. Wrap the strands into pretzels and place them on a baking tray covered with a dry cloth.

Let it rise at room temperature for 80-90 minutes. It should form a dry skin on the dough surface.

dip in 4% sodium hydroxide solution for 4 seconds, use gloves and googles - i used 2l of water and 100g bicarb

Bake at 250 ° C without steam for 15 minutes. After 5 minutes, have the oven slightly ajar, i used a wooden spoon to keep it slightly open

Spray off with water after baking for a slight sheen.
 
No tandoori, the recipe suggested grilling, I used a comal, like cooking fat tortillas. Yummy!
I have seen a a comal,never used one.
I bet the naan will be awesome.
I don't know if the gear threads,or cooking threads are the best part if this site.
Lol.
 
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How are you baking It?
Do you have a tandoori oven.
Next try roti and make a sagg also.
Great lunch.
1. I'm drooling now. Naan and saag are my "last request before lethal injection" dinner.
2. I can't imagine naan without a 700 degree tandoori oven.

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Just discovered this thread. I recently did my first diy starter. Very sour but have not figured out how to get a consistent rise. I have been making sour dough pizza crusts, tortillas and rolls. The latest experiment is an overnight rise. So far so good.
 
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