tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post4606513595528054001..comments2023-07-26T15:46:39.180+01:00Comments on Mal's Allotment: Bread Sourdough ExperimentsMal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-60190712988683838892011-08-27T11:41:50.760+01:002011-08-27T11:41:50.760+01:00Sue - Plans for next year? With all that rain you&...Sue - Plans for next year? With all that rain you've had recently, is it an ark?Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-31111191901128380512011-08-27T10:16:18.406+01:002011-08-27T10:16:18.406+01:00No we haven'y done it before and didn't I ...No we haven'y done it before and didn't I tell you that you would start him off - it doesn't take much! Just wait 'til you hear about some gardening plans for next year!!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-52005536794158324872011-08-26T21:29:20.704+01:002011-08-26T21:29:20.704+01:00Helen, You're right of course, and I would lov...Helen, You're right of course, and I would love one of those!!!<br /><br />As I don't have a traditional village baker's oven (yet), I pull out the rack on my domestic oven and just gently plonk (or roll) the dough straight onto the hot stone I don't need the extra step of loading loaves onto a peel only risk ruining them again by offloading them straight away.<br /><br />Another piece of kit I would love but cannot justify is a banneton: the traditional grooved baskets used for proving dough. (I hope Santa is reading this!) <br /><br />Tany and Jo, Can you resist that smell of home baked bread? And if you think sourdough sounds just too much, then I recommend just holding back a piece of dough (in the fridge) from each bake and then adding it to your next (yeasted) dough. This goes a long way to delivering sourdough taste and texture without being an ascetic. If it works for you can you can bump up the dough saved and reduce the dried yeast.<br /><br />S&M You've probably done all this before, but there is a River Cottage bread prog which includes sourdough somewhere on the net (iPlayer?) just in case I'm wrong about that.Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-66676950928889226662011-08-26T17:40:23.163+01:002011-08-26T17:40:23.163+01:00That just looks too good not to have a go at. I th...That just looks too good not to have a go at. I think I've just been set off!Martynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05245774393957298668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-68352516344389797562011-08-25T10:36:44.252+01:002011-08-25T10:36:44.252+01:00Oh dear - you may just set Martyn off!Oh dear - you may just set Martyn off!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-23841310750741477912011-08-25T07:48:13.949+01:002011-08-25T07:48:13.949+01:00It's a while since my breadmaker has seen any ...It's a while since my breadmaker has seen any action. I usually make my dough in the breadmaker and then bake rolls in the oven from it. Your bread looks terrific, especially the baguette, extremely professional looking, and I bet your house smells very welcoming while it's all baking. I've never had a go at sourdough.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-17813828889791280692011-08-24T21:24:15.363+01:002011-08-24T21:24:15.363+01:00Hey your bread looks great..i used to make a lot o...Hey your bread looks great..i used to make a lot of bread when the kids were younger but haven't done for quite a while now. I have never owned a bread making machine or stones though...just used the traditional method and oven...i always stuck to fresh yeast too. Maybe i will have another bash at it this winter....just don't have the time during the summer months!"!allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-30390497397209542882011-08-24T16:04:11.531+01:002011-08-24T16:04:11.531+01:00Mal, your life would probably be a lot easier if y...Mal, your life would probably be a lot easier if you used a baker's peel to transfer the risen dough into and out of the oven, like the "big boys" do.HelenBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530168702196499410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-19523873496189075492011-08-24T15:53:19.201+01:002011-08-24T15:53:19.201+01:00Thanks Ali! In all my excitement I forgot to menti...Thanks Ali! In all my excitement I forgot to mention it tastes and smells wonderful, has a terrific texture - and that especially includes the crust! Also you can adapt it to suit your own and your family's taste. I'm still concentrating on improving my basic wholemeal and a white loaves, but the variations are limitless.Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-67565681652523420882011-08-24T11:54:51.112+01:002011-08-24T11:54:51.112+01:00Mal, this bread is FABULOUS! I can't believe h...Mal, this bread is FABULOUS! I can't believe how talented you are, it looks just wonderful. I still don't really understand sourdough, I am hoping to get a few friends interested and we all have a go at making it together. <br /><br />Was it wonderful?Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072118694728610270noreply@blogger.com