Sourdough Rye
You’ll find a new video on the Breadtopia web site… finally! This one is a fine sourdough rye. If sourdough is not your thing, no problem, we cover the instant yeast version as well.
For a bread that delivers on so many levels, it’s surprisingly easy to make and the ingredients are readily available in most grocery stores.
I’m looking forward to seeing if you share my overshadowing fondness for this bread.
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It’s been a good day.
Maybe this photo of Denyce’s cake will save me a thousand words. Think chocolate and raspberries.
I brought up the rear with a Coconut-Chocolate Bread recipe from Jim Lahey’s new book, My Bread. Hard to go wrong with 1 1/2 bittersweet chocolate Lindt bars per loaf. Used sourdough starter in lieu of dry yeast .
Then a nice walk in the serene snowy woods before logging yet more time taking in some winter Olympic action.
Another Denyce Masterpiece
Jim Lahey's Coconut-Chocolate Bread
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Bakers, Farmers Hail Grant to Boost Local Organic Wheat Production.
There was good news today for those who like to buy locally-made organic bread, and for the farmers who grow the wheat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded well over a million dollars in grant money to researchers at the University of Maine, as they work to enable more farmers to produce high quality organic bread wheat.
Click link at top for whole story
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I made croissants this morning, my first ever foray into the pastry world, normally the domain of my wife. You’ll have to trust me that they were a lot better than they look. It’s 9 pm now and I’m finally recovering from a croissant induced coma.
There are some other cool things you can do with laminated dough. I’ll try fruit Danish next time and maybe pick a day when I don’t have to drive or otherwise be functional.
I’m wondering if it would be valuable to shoot a video to demonstrate how this novice can klutz his way through a challenging recipe and still achieve praise worthy results.
Next time I’ll work on the presentation. I thought that part would be sort of easy. Boy was I wrong… as you can see.
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