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My Latest Results Baking Sourdough Bread

I wanted to share what I've been doing lately, to achieve a decent sourdough loaf. Okay, 'decent sourdough loaf' is a bit subjective, but hopefully, from the description, and the photos, one will be able to ascertain if this would be to their liking.We like it, so I thought I'd share the steps I've taken.**********First, I must say t...

"Local Breads" Buckwheat Batard

I went to a French bread making course a couple of weeks ago.  It was held at Boulangerie l’epi on St Michaels Ave in Ellerslie.  Thierry the baker, makes only sourdough French breads, and does a 3-hour evening course on basic bread making....

Rustic pave

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Ciabatta made at home

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Ciabatta with stoneground flour T80

 1 hour Autolyse, 85% water, 0.5% yeast...

Bakers delight Sourdough and Helgas bread.

Recently there was a TV program in Australia which aired the issue of whether some commercial sourdough breads were actually sourdough. As ive been writing about this for years I thought id look at two of the loaves involved in the controversy. Helgas were quick to issue statements claiming their bread was a genuine sourdough and Bakers d...

"Local Breads" - La flute gana

So next up in "Local Breads" is The Ganachaud Flute.  Another yeasted bread, but this one starts off with making a poolish before kicking off the bread.Read more...

"Local Breads" - Baguette Normal

I usually always make the same breads over and over again - not of course that there’s anything wrong with that.  I’ve just made about 10 recipes from my three books – Local Breads, Daniel Leader; The Bread Bakers Apprentice, Peter Reinhart and The Art of Handmade Bread, Dan Lepard – plus some I’ve ...

My Journey Into Sourdough Breadmaking (help please)

I'm new to this website and decided to join today and post some photos of my first attempt at sourdough bread. Actually, it's not technically my first attempt to bake sourdough, but it's my first somewhat successful attempt at ending up with what looks like a loaf of bread.  Read more...

Ancient Wheats and flour.

The ancient flour…….. Oxford, England…2010Read more...


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