Tag Archives: sourdough

Another irritating thing (TAGLIST)

Posted on June 12, 2023 by dmill96

Quite some time ago wordpress.com changed their interface, in my view, almost entirely for the worst. Too many times people try to dumb down software to try to attract the fools and just make it harder to use for those … Continue reading →

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Amazing, bread is the new fad

Posted on April 19, 2020 by dmill96

It’s amazing to see that people staying home has created a fad for baking bread. Who could have imagined that yeast would be in short supply, perhaps one reason searches for information on creating sourdough starter is sky high. And … Continue reading →

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Thinking about homebrewing

Posted on June 7, 2015 by dmill96

I had a lot of fun learning to do bread baking so moving on to cheese or beer is a natural. Cheese looked a little too hard so I checked out homebrewing. It’s way more technical than bread (good, I … Continue reading →

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Excellent article: bread and gluten

Posted on February 27, 2015 by dmill96

This is a really good article, Against the Grain, in The New Yorker, by Michael Specter, especially as his book Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives is one of my favorites; big … Continue reading →

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Some food quotes and a couple of comments

Posted on July 2, 2014 by dmill96

I saw this long list of 111 quotes about food (lists on the Net are just ways to get ad clicks so I usually avoid them but I couldn’t resist these) and so I thought I’d offer a few of … Continue reading →

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Scientific experiments with bread: steam

Posted on June 24, 2014 by dmill96

I’m not actually going to report on any experiment, simply describe one I’d like to see done and see actual results. On other topics I rant about “experts” making all sorts of wild claims without any actual science (or very … Continue reading →

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Jim Lahey’s Stecca

Posted on March 23, 2014 by dmill96

I’ve made these several times before and they’re a bit hit, particularly good for parties, but this time I tried a little variation and definitely got a different result. Jim’s recipe is very similar to his slow-ferment, no-knead bread, but … Continue reading →

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Sourdough Irish soda bread

Posted on March 17, 2014 by dmill96

You’re kidding, you say! You say, you know, don’t you that soda bread means this is a quick bread, not a yeast bread? You think I’m missing something in my bread education. OK, fine, but I can try something different, … Continue reading →

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Back to Bread: This is a little better

Posted on January 25, 2014 by dmill96

I got a banneton for Christmas and made a quick stab at a boule with a forced rise recipe, but I wanted to try to do it right, plus maybe get the slashing better. So for the bread I decided … Continue reading →

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Back to Bread: Not bad for first try

Posted on January 25, 2014 by dmill96

Despite my lifelong klutziness with braiding I’ve always wanted to try challah, even if I only do the simplest three-strand version. So I grabbed my trusty Peter Reinhart Artisan Breads Every Day and off to the races. Here’s my result. … Continue reading →

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