Any Home Bakers Here?

[bruceha2000]

OK, here is the latest shot at bread. 5 sourdough baguettes and 2 things I will use as hamburger rolls.

Ready for the 3+ hours of rising at room temp


Ready for the oven. I wouldn't say they are "very puffy" like the recipe says but clearly they did expand.


Done. I had to switch the upper and lower trays mid bake and turn the trays around front to back since the oven is always hotter in the back.


They came out a LITTLE dense but not bad, I guess they wanted more kneading?

 

[bruceha2000]

I'll be about 20 minutes outside of Montpelier, and then further SE for KAF in Norwich. DH and I both love Vermont.

You'll be fairly close to @trumpeting_angel

 

[R2elk]

Like other things I suspect how much one likes and uses olive oil depends on how they grew up. It was always in our house growing up, grandparents also used it.

This is true of almost everything. There never was any olive oil in our house when I was growing up.

 

[pennyJo1960]

No Ma had vegetable oil and lard nothing else

 

[ronott1]

OK, here is the latest shot at bread. 5 sourdough baguettes and 2 things I will use as hamburger rolls.

Ready for the 3+ hours of rising at room temp
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Ready for the oven. I wouldn't say they are "very puffy" like the recipe says but clearly they did expand.
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Done. I had to switch the upper and lower trays mid bake and turn the trays around front to back since the oven is always hotter in the back.
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They came out a LITTLE dense but not bad, I guess they wanted more kneading?

Or more proofing

It looks like good bread though!

 

[N F C]

I noticed that King Arthur Flour has their summer class schedule up on the web site for both Washington and Vermont. I've been eyeing them for a while now but always found them all filled up (class sizes are small). I finally signed up for one (baguettes) for the fun of it. I'll already be up in Vermont for another class (natural dyes), so this will be fun to do while I'm there.

The class sounds like fun! You'll have to give us a report on what it was like.

 

[ThreeOfSeven]

The class sounds like fun! You'll have to give us a report on what it was like.

I will! This will be my 3rd summer going up to Vermont for natural dye classes, and I've always wanted to swing over and visit King Arthur Flour.

 

[N F C]

I will! This will be my 3rd summer going up to Vermont for natural dye classes, and I've always wanted to swing over and visit King Arthur Flour.

What are the natural dye classes about? Are you a weaver or natural fiber artist (sorry if the terms aren't right)?

 

[ThreeOfSeven]

What are the natural dye classes about? Are you a weaver or natural fiber artist (sorry if the terms aren't right)?

They're classes that work with indigo and other items that you can use as dyes such as goldenrod, madder root, staghorn sumac (for tannins), and we use different techniques like shibori, Japanese rice paste, using mordants, etc. Then I come home and play around with it. I might actually offer some half-day shibori classes this summer. I live on an island, and you have to make your own fun.

 

[Kylacat]

I just finished a new recipe for a strawberry bread with a strawberry glaze. I probably should have let the bread finish cooling but who has time for that