Bread, cake, muffins and such.

[DopeDaniel]

I skimmed through this recipe.

Seems like high heat is needed, but you probably have that part covered.

One idea would be to add some extra surface tension to the dough balls before flattening out.

Kind of in the spirit of something like this:

That's the recipie I used and did them on a cast iron skillet.

There was definitely something that felt different about rolling out the rounds that came out better. Not sure if it was that I got the right thickness or what. Seemed that thinner was generally better.

Folding like in the vid would almost have to work though. I'll give it a shot next go.

 

[UncleB]

This week's sourdough focaccia bake.

Made the dough the previous week, and ran out of time, so it sat in the fridge for 8 days.
Used Trader Joe's organic all purpose flour and added 20% home milled spelt.

Lots of tension on the dough balls before flattening out, and they still puffed up pretty good.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Made an apple rum cake. Its real good.

 

[UncleB]

Made an apple rum cake. Its real good. View attachment 183248

Looks great.
What Rum did you use?
First guess would be Meyers Dark, but you're a man of refined taste - so my official guess is Smith & Cross...

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Looks great.
What Rum did you use?
First guess would be Meyers Dark, but you're a man of refined taste - so my official guess is Smith & Cross...

Actually working on this bottle from a local distillery. I have to admit rum has been a blind spot for me, Im definitely more of a whisky and tequila guy. Ive been trying to branch out more though. This one was good not great.

 

[DopeDaniel]

Made an apple rum cake. Its real good. View attachment 183248

Recipie please?

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Recipie please?

French Apple Cake - Once Upon a Chef

TESTED & PERFECTED RECIPE – With chunks of sweet apples nestled in a tender and buttery rum cake, this French apple cake is the essence of simplicity.

www.onceuponachef.com

Im actually thinking of making it again this weekend but make individual ones in the cast iron muffin trays. The edges were my favorite part, I want more edge bites lol

 

[DopeDaniel]

French Apple Cake - Once Upon a Chef

TESTED & PERFECTED RECIPE – With chunks of sweet apples nestled in a tender and buttery rum cake, this French apple cake is the essence of simplicity.

www.onceuponachef.com

Im actually thinking of making it again this weekend but make individual ones in the cast iron muffin trays. The edges were my favorite part, I want more edge bites lol

First read through I thought you posted pineapple 🤮 rum cake but didn't notice it was just apple, lol. I have a surplus of peaches in the freezer that won't last forever and thinking I can work a swap.

 

[Mim Towls]

I gotta say that learning to bake last winter was def. a huge game changer for me. It has changed the way I view food and I can't eat a baked good now, without smelling it first. I never knew what I was smelling when I smelled bread, pastries etc... and now if I taste something I like, I try to smell it and break down what I think are the ingredients in my head.

Organic Gardening, Mycology, and Baking/Cooking are so amazing, and the things they teach you can really change your understanding of life and the way we live it.

Thanks for sharing ya'll...I really do appreciate it!

 

[UncleB]

I gotta say that learning to bake last winter was def. a huge game changer for me. It has changed the way I view food and I can't eat a baked good now, without smelling it first. I never knew what I was smelling when I smelled bread, pastries etc... and now if I taste something I like, I try to smell it and break down what I think are the ingredients in my head.

Organic Gardening, Mycology, and Baking/Cooking are so amazing, and the things they teach you can really change your understanding of life and the way we live it.

Thanks for sharing ya'll...I really do appreciate it!

Mims - I agree 100%.
Reading what you wrote about smelling and tasting a baked good, and then contemplating it's make up reminded me of having a sourdough croissant a few years back up in Phoenix at a farmers market. It was amazing , and I had never had such a complex roll like that in my life. Really inspired to give it a try, but it's a lot of work. Here's a vid I looked up at the time, and tucked away for down the road...

 

[Mim Towls]

You out there uncle b?

 

[webeblzr]

Beautiful biscuits!!
Too funny, we made 2 batches of strawberry jam yesterday, from strawberry's we picked back early this year!

 

[DopeDaniel]

Beautiful biscuits!!
Too funny, we made 2 batches of strawberry jam yesterday, from strawberry's we picked back early this year!

Check your dm for addy.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

You out there uncle b?

Was just thinking this. Been a few weeks since unc dropped some knowledge on us

 

[Z71banshee]

So, two weeks ago I started a sourdough starter from scratch and yesterday form my first dough ball and made my first loaf last night. I have another loaf going in the oven soon. As I’m waiting for the preheating of the oven/dutch oven, I’m browsing here and ironically, I find this bread thread!! What a coincidence……I had no idea this thread existed! Here’s to eating a slice of bread while I read through the last 20 pages…..

 

[webeblzr]

Beautiful loaf!! Looks delicious!!

 

[Mim Towls]

Where’s big unc?!

 

[Z71banshee]

Did up four more loaves of sourdough. Getting pretty decent results so far. I know my 12 year old daughter was quick to ask, “is the bread done yet?!” when she got home from school!! That’s a win when a picky girl loves the homemade stuff!
(Had already gifted one, that’s why there’s three. I really do know how to math! Lol)

 

[Mim Towls]

Did up four more loaves of sourdough. Getting pretty decent results so far. I know my 12 year old daughter was quick to ask, “is the bread done yet?!” when she got home from school!! That’s a win when a picky girl loves the homemade stuff!
(Had already gifted one, that’s why there’s three. I really do know how to math! Lol)
View attachment 190324

Looks great! I need to get a starter started while I have the weather that permits me baking in my tiny home! Nice work!!

 

[Z71banshee]

Looks great! I need to get a starter started while I have the weather that permits me baking in my tiny home! Nice work!!

I’ve been watching a lot of videos of ladies doing up sourdough. I still haven’t learned all the “signs” of the process, but following one of the ladies recipes has gotten me a good start! I’ve only done two loaves so far that didn’t rise as well as the others, so far.