bread

Happy St Patrick’s Day! I made traditional Irish soda bread, as I have for the past several years. ☘️🥖

2021-03-17 · bread · food

Oops… I should have used a larger jar when feeding this sourdough starter clone. 🍞

2020-09-25 · bread · food

Today we had lunch on the pond deck (with homemade sourdough rolls). Forgive the dirty table; we haven’t used it for quite some time. We really should do that more often, but it’s less convenient than just using the house’s main deck.

2020-07-29 · bread · food · pond

A first attempt at making sourdough sub rolls, via Daniel Steinberg’s recipe. 🥖

2020-07-02 · bread · food

Something quite satisfying about jam made from our strawberries, comb honey from our beehives, on toasted homemade bread. 🍓🍯🍞

2020-06-21 · bread · food · honey

Today’s sourdough loaves turned out better than the last couple times, thanks to some tweaks (mainly reducing hydration). Still room for improvement, but getting there. 🍞

2020-06-04 · bread · food

A short time-lapse GIF of sourdough starter growing (with some wheat flour mixed in; I’m preparing sourdough pizza dough). 🍞🍕

2020-05-28 · bread · food · gif · pizza

Yesterday’s second attempt at sourdough bread turned out a bit better than the first time, though still a bit too much hydration, I think. 🍞

2020-05-22 · bread · food

My first sourdough bread loaves were a bit disappointing… they kinda sagged (and merged), so I guess had too much hydration. Tasted fine, though not particularly sourdough-y; I gather the flavor will improve as the starter ages. 🍞

2020-05-14 · bread · food

It’s alive, ALIVE! It took 17 days, but my first sourdough starter has finally achieved doubling in size, and passes the float test. Now I have to figure out what to do with it. 🍞

2020-05-12 · bread · food

A couple of days ago I made a loaf of bread using my usual no-knead recipe, but using whole wheat flour instead of bread flour, as an experiment. As expected, it turned out a bit differently; a little too much moisture content, and a bit more dense. 🍞

2020-04-20 · bread · food

Happy St Patrick’s Day! We enjoyed some homemade soda bread plus slow-cooker corned beef, carrots, and spuds. ☘️

2020-03-17 · bread · food

The finished chocolate banana bread loaves.

2020-03-02 · bread · food

What do you do when making a double batch of chocolate banana bread, and you realize there aren’t any eggs in the house? Why, go out to the chicken coop and get some freshly laid ones, of course.

2020-03-02 · bread · eggs · food

I just made my first banana bread loaves, including chocolate chips. Turned out alright for a first try, though there are definitely things I could improve. 🍌🍞

2020-01-10 · bread · food

My no-knead bread recipe:

2019-12-22 · bread · food

Ingredients: 4 cups bread flour 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast 1 tablespoon kosher salt 2 cups warm water Directions: Mix ingredients the day before in a big bowl with a mixing spoon. Form into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and leave overnight. About 3 hours before done time, discard plastic wrap & stir with a wet spatula. Re-form into a ball. Cover with a dish towel. An hour or so before done time, put a cast iron pot in the oven (without the lid) and pre-heat to 450ºF. When hot, take out the pot, put a sheet of parchment paper on top, and use a wet spatula to transfer the dough. Trim the…

A bit of bread baking: my first focaccia bread, and my first traditional Irish soda bread (for St Patrick's day yesterday). Neither was perfect, but they turned out well enough, and were tasty. #dejus365

2018-03-18 · bread · dejus365 · food

I enjoy making bread, each one a unique blob of crunchy crust and bubbly softness. #dejus365

2018-01-27 · bread · dejus365 · food