Satans spawn

Ever, or should I say never try to make bad bread! Sometimes that can't be helped, one of my conclusions is that the better half thinks my baking bread is bad for my waistline! Sourdough is the other tricky fella who if not taken care of will make for some bin material or at least it will remind oneself not to just bake on a whim, have an agenda!Nature will tell you when something is wrong for good reasons. I used an old piece of dough from my fridge to take a short cut on a pain de campagne formula from Joe Ortiz's the Village baker and without a care created what John Downes so aptly called "satans spawn!" This acid laden dough made easy the rise, but left the dough looking like it had a case of ulcers all over it's once promising skin! I shaped and let it fester in my banneton overnight in the cool air till early morning, it was looking well risen and I plopped it on my peel and into fornax. I removed it from the heat and instantly noticed it's flat and unappealing black edges and no noticeable beautiful hues of red or brown, it was again, not trying to sound to repetitive or redundant, "Satan's Spawn!" (Should have some scary organ accompaniment to this!)

Happy Baking