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2021-04-03 A New Approach(able Loaf) Hello Breadheads, As mentioned in a recent Mike’s (more or less) Weekly Baking Tips, I’m trying to move more and more to using whole grains. I’ve been trending in that direction, but have a bit more momentum since my doctor “encouraged” me to avoid refined carbohydrates. So, this is another …
Whole Grain Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Meal Flour – what’s the difference? One of the more interesting aspects of dealing with an international community of cooks and bakers is that ingredients, and the names we call ingredients, may not be the same around the world. When our recipes call for whole wheat flour, we …
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2021-03-07 You’ll Wholly Flip For These Pancakes! Sadly, my doctors are encouraging me to cut back on carbs, especially on white ones. So, I am taking a deeper dive into home ground whole wheat. First out the gate, I revisited our sourdough discard pancakes. I replaced the all-purpose flour with freshly milled whole wheat …
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2021-02-28 A Deep(er) Dive Into Starter Maintenance With a special look at feeding cycles and starter discard Sometimes I wish I was a sourdough newbie all over again. Is it because I could again enjoy learning all about this wonderous process we all immerse ourselves in and revere? Well, yeah, there is that, but mostly …
Hey Soliloquy support – I figured it out. Thanks! This recipe is the one we used at the Colorado High Attitude Bakery. I can’t count how often expatriate New Yorkers would stop me on the street with tears in their eyes, telling me that mine were the best bagels they’d had since they left “The City,” …
Lookin’ Through a Window Pane Disclaimer – this page is a place holder and will be added to in coming days. VIDEOS!! will be added Many bakers talk about “pulling a windowpane”. Why do we want a windowpane? What IS a windowpane? And how do we create one? And, does it really matter all that …
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Volumetric Measure (Cups)IngredientGramsBaker’s Percentage 1 CupWater 230 Grams30% 1 CupMilk230 Grams30% 2 1/2 TBSPButter38 Grams5% 1 1/4 CupsActive Sourdough Starter310 Grams40% 6 CupsBread Flour770 Grams100% 1/8 tsp Dried Malt Extract1 Gram0.1% 2 1/2 tspSalt15 Grams2%
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2020-10-17 – Tilting at Windmills, Fighting Inertia, Going to Downtown Flavortown – Mike’s (more or (much) less) Weekly Baking Tips Hello Breadheads! Tilting at Windmills! MONTHS ago I filmed a video on creating a starter in 2 1/2 days using Dr. Calvel’s method with the intent of baking a loaf of bread with the 2 …
2020-08-24 – An Ikea Find, Mythbusting, Sweltering In Place, and more Hello Bread Heads! We’ve been making videos and posting them on our YouTube channel. As time goes on, we work on trying to do things better and better. The wire frame cart we were using was a major, major hindrance. The wheel locks weren’t …