Any Home Bakers Here?

[pennyJo1960]

not long I was forced to surrender as I say I would still be doing if I could

 

[ronott1]

not long I was forced to surrender as I say I would still be doing if I could

I would be in a similar place as you if I were disabled. Long term disability at work would cover 50% of my pay and retirement is close to that now.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I hate not working so I bake, chickens do anything to keep me busy

 

[ronott1]

I felt a lot better yesterday after spending the day baking. I would not want it for a job but it is great to do sometimes!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I do agree I find it fun but if I had to might not be so fun

 

[wyoDreamer]

Somehow I didn't see this until Ron quoted it...

The recipe I was using is only starter, flour, water, and a little salt, no sugar at all. My starter is pretty yellow too... so who knows what's up with that... I may just be really good at making flat, chewy, yellow bread!

My bad, I thought you were using the recipe I posted for 1-hour bread. That recipe has about double the amount of yeast in it as normal so it will rise fast. You need sugar in that recipe to make the yeast react faster and get a good rise in such a short amount of time ( I let it rise less than 30 minutes).
I believe a sourdough starter will take longer to rise and form a nice loaf. Especially without adding sugar.

 

[Kusanar]

My bad, I thought you were using the recipe I posted for 1-hour bread. That recipe has about double the amount of yeast in it as normal so it will rise fast. You need sugar in that recipe to make the yeast react faster and get a good rise in such a short amount of time ( I let it rise less than 30 minutes).
I believe a sourdough starter will take longer to rise and form a nice loaf. Especially without adding sugar.

This recipe takes FOREVER... You make the sponge on Saturday night, then let the sponge sit until sunday morning when you mix the rest of the flour and the salt in, then you let it sit for "up to 5 hours" when it is supposed to have risen, mine never looks much different after 5 hours, then separate it into 2 loaves and let it sit "until it is very puffy" or up to 2 more hours, then bake for 20-30 minutes. After 2 hours of "rising" in loaf form all mine has done so far is slump over and make giant flat pancakes... lol, it's a work in progress, but their recipe really needs tweaking.

 

[N F C]

I've never been able to make decent brownies...until today! This recipe is the best, chocolatey, rich, wonderful brownies, even without frosting:
quick-and-easy-fudge-brownies-recipe

I did use the espresso powder and think it really added a richer chocolate taste. Man, I'll never have to buy a mix for brownies again!

The only thing that would make it better was a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate syrup

 

[pennyJo1960]

Thank you @N F C give it a try real soon I not sure but want to give it a go looks like a good one

 

[N F C]

Thank you @N F C give it a try real soon I not sure but want to give it a go looks like a good one

Give it a try penny, it was very easy. It all gets mixed up in one bowl! Easy and delicious, who could ask for more (other than 2nd's maybe).