True Hydration
Sourdough geeks will tell you the hydration percentage of their dough. This is the percentage of water to flour. Typically a dough that uses 400 grams of water and 600 grams of flour would be called a 67% hydration dough. 400 / 600 = 66.6667. However, being geeky, I...
Lemon Juice
I just saw on another cooking site a recipe for lemon juice. Of course there was a ton of verbiage and ads, too. So I have to do this just to mock that level of stupidity....
Making Self-Rising Flour
I buy all-purpose flour. By adding vital wheat gluten I can make bread flour. Today a recipe my wife wanted to make called for self-rising flour, so I had to go look up how to make it. In short it’s a cup (120 grams) of flour and 6 grams...
About Ingredients
Not to brag, but I’m told by many that my bread is “so freakin’ good.” Or my cookies. Or rolls. Or pretzels. Or whatever. Like there’s some kind of magic ingredient or spell I cast over the dough. And I really can’t take credit. Okay, my sourdough starter has...
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