The Hydration Spiral
As you get more into making sourdough you’ll see people talking about hydration a lot. A lot. It’s something of a side-obsession in the world of sourdough. Basically, hydration is water to flour percentage. Simply put, 500g of flour(s) to 250g of water is 50% hydration. You can also...
Baked “Doughnut” Mini Muffins
Okay, a doughnut hole ‘form’ is ridiculous. I made in a mini muffin tin. Excellent. Also, I’m now a big fan of this baking spray with flour — these popped out so easy....
Cottage Cheese “Bagels”
Another instance of me putting something on my site because the site I found it on was so ad-laden as to be unusable. I haven’t actually made these yet but have all the ingredients so will tomorrow. Yes: you can make your own self-rising flour easily....
Making Buttermilk
If you’re like me, when you need 1/2 cup of buttermilk, you don’t want to buy a quart. So, make your own. The calculator below uses 1 tablespoon (15g) but I’ve seen others go as high as 2 tablespoons per cup. Seems a lot. In short, it’s 1 tablespoon...
Cheddar Biscuits
Some might call these knock-offs of a type of cheese biscuit served at a chain of mediocre seafood places, but I wouldn’t....