Tag: baking

Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

I found a version of this in a cookbook where someone had obviously made a typo as the hydration was like 78% instead of a more moderate and easy-to-work with 68%. So I adjusted. Also, rising times in the book you would’ve had way overproofed dough....

Bread Pans

I made a really dumb mistake earlier. A recipe I was making called for using a 8.5″ x 4.5″ loaf pan. I grabbed my 9″ x 5″ loaf pan. I only realized my error when I was waiting for it to rise and it was nowhere near the top...

Tuscan Butter Mushrooms

My wife’s cousin Carol came to Christmas and made this for dinner. Excellent....

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...