Talk to me about sourdough - The Fermentation Club!
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Cosmo, that looks like the kind of apocalyptic food I can get down with!
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Oh my GOD, to the waffles and also to the pancakes which I wish I could see.
I am churning out loaves every three days and crackers twice a week and the odd flatbread and I need to do something more fun but there is no space in my brain except fold, turn, feed.
I am churning out loaves every three days and crackers twice a week and the odd flatbread and I need to do something more fun but there is no space in my brain except fold, turn, feed.
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Gonna winch me out of the house when this is over. Well, if we don't run out of flour. I think I'll put a loaf on later to bake tomorrow.
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I've set A&C to regular flour deliveries (plain and strong). I don't know if they'll (be able to) honour them, and it's not my choice of brand, but it optimises my flour chances.
Feeding this morning for bulk prove this afternoon/evening, baking tomorrow. Currently eating toast from Monday's loaf. Much as I like baking bread, and much as I like eating my own bread, I'll never take the convenience of a sliced loaf in the pantry for granted again.
Feeding this morning for bulk prove this afternoon/evening, baking tomorrow. Currently eating toast from Monday's loaf. Much as I like baking bread, and much as I like eating my own bread, I'll never take the convenience of a sliced loaf in the pantry for granted again.
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A + C sound good, I think I might walk down to the shops later and see what I can get, otherwise hopefully Shipton Mill will reopen their shop soon.
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Phwoar, I want a waffle maker!
Sorry, purple, wasn't clear - Las Vegas pancakes means pancakes from the Bellagio, in my head, because those were the best pancakes I've ever had (in December 2011 ). I still can't work out how to upload photos from my phone, like a true elderly, but I made a much better sourdough loaf yesterday which is LITERALLY bigger than my head. I intend to scoff it for lunch in a mere moment's time.
Sorry, purple, wasn't clear - Las Vegas pancakes means pancakes from the Bellagio, in my head, because those were the best pancakes I've ever had (in December 2011 ). I still can't work out how to upload photos from my phone, like a true elderly, but I made a much better sourdough loaf yesterday which is LITERALLY bigger than my head. I intend to scoff it for lunch in a mere moment's time.
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Also, I went to the town centre Sainsbury's today and found plenty of flours of all kind - I think the supply chain is bouncing back this week, so you might be able to access some more easily than you think.
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Excellent news, I'm going to shop tomorrow so hopefully there will be some then!
Also, waffle makers are both cheap and brilliant. I get a fair amount if use out of mine.
Also, waffle makers are both cheap and brilliant. I get a fair amount if use out of mine.
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Fingers firmly crossed. If it comes to it, I reckon I can start posting flour up and down the country.
I might honestly end up eating waffles 3 times a day, if I become the lucky owner of such a machine.
I might honestly end up eating waffles 3 times a day, if I become the lucky owner of such a machine.
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I don't see a problem with that, I make parmesan ones sometimes for variety
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Hello, I have a non-sourdough bread related question and wondered if anyone knows the answer.
My fancy new oven has a bread baking setting. When I’m following a recipe, does anyone know if I would set the oven to the fan or non-fan temperature using the bread setting? The manual doesn’t help.
ETA: I’ve found a bread recipe for this type of oven, although the recipe is different the bread is baked at the higher temp so I’m going for that.
My fancy new oven has a bread baking setting. When I’m following a recipe, does anyone know if I would set the oven to the fan or non-fan temperature using the bread setting? The manual doesn’t help.
ETA: I’ve found a bread recipe for this type of oven, although the recipe is different the bread is baked at the higher temp so I’m going for that.
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I don't know about the setting specifically but when I bake bread I usually start with the oven high and then turn it down by about 20 degrees around half way through.
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So you've solved your own problem, Squizz? Bravo.
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Yes that’s what I’m doing for this recipe. The recipe has two sets of temperatures though, one for fan and one for non-fan settings.purple_dress wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 1:11 pm I don't know about the setting specifically but when I bake bread I usually start with the oven high and then turn it down by about 20 degrees around half way through.
Lazz, I don’t know if it’s solved yet or not, I can tell you later .
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Fan temperature is usually just about 20 degrees cooler to compensate for the fan making it hotter? or that's what I thought was the case... Maybe I'm wrong. I always use the fan setting on my oven though. I don't really understand any of the other settings. So maybe I should
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I’m not explaining myself well, sorry! The oven has a bread baking setting, but I don’t know whether that setting equates to using a fan or non-fan oven, as the oven can do both. As the manual doesn’t say otherwise, I’ve gone for the higher temp as if it was a standard non-fan oven.
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Ah I see. That's sounds right. Show us your loaf when it's ready!
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Will do. I’m watching it like a hawk.
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It looks fine, the top looks darker in this photo than IRL.
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