Category: Baking

Starter Care And Feeding

Some sourdough bakers seem to think they’re chemists. And, okay, in a way, they are. But maintaining your starter is not rocket surgery. I have a jar in the refrigerator with Zaphod — my starter’s name — in it. When I need to use some, I figure out how...

Pain Au Lait Buns

Saw someplace, read some recipes, made it more friendly....

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

There are a million of these recipes around. I learned this one somewhere but tweaked it. In the movie The Contender they talked about using dried cherries instead of raisins. I’m a fan....

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...

Seeded Sourdough

Poked around a bit and came up with this from other ideas. This is my go-to sourdough with some seeds added for crunch and flavor. Pictures soon....