Any Home Bakers Here?

[Marie2020]

I'm 20 pages behind again, but I made this yesterday ...

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This is not sourdough, it's just regular yeast bread, about 50% whole wheat. Sadly, it is a little over-proofed. It took forever to raise as the house was kind of cold, and then suddenly, poof! I brushed it with an egg-and-cream wash before baking and it got that amazing color and soft crust, and then I brushed the tops with melted butter when they came out of the oven to give them a shine. Overall I'm real happy with them.

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Using finger joint to mark first cut.

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Ready to bag and freeze. As good as fresh when toasted!

Yummy.

 

[Aria]

There are recipes for fed and not fed starters. not fed recipes are those that use starter out of the fridge.

I keep my starters in the fridge until I am ready to use them. If the recipe is for fed starter, I add a bit of flour and let the starter warm up for several hours before using it.

I do not add salt until I mix the recipe up

YES...that is my system too. Learned it from YOU. Aria

 

[Marie2020]

I would go with 400F. Gas 7 is 425F but seems a bit high for a banana apple bread

I don't think my oven is accurate. I bought all 3 of my kitchen goods in 2017. It must have been the year of faults, my cooker washing machine and fridge freezer has let me down. I've only just replaced 2 of these items but the cooker has to wait, this country is chaos right now.
It was not only these things because I've had problems with my hoover, but that was replaced this week after I had bought another Hoover.

Where does this all end I ask myself

 

[Marie2020]

Marie, Thanks for posting the recipe. Photo to follow. Sounds like
a neat recipe...simple. I like that. You can slice me a slice while your
slicing one for yourself. Aria

It doesn't look anything like as good as it tastes.
Notice I couldn't wait for a slice. I'd make a dreadful baker because there would be huge chunks missing before I could ever sell anything

 

[BullChick]

Pan lids with a timer built in. I can imagine (when things are normal again) a busy kitchen, and these lids saving the day since you know which pan to stir/turn down or remove.
https://www.wards.com/p/set-of-2-mu...er-774817.html?cgid=kitchen-clearance#start=1

 

[Pensmaster]

Pan lids with a timer built in. I can imagine (when things are normal again) a busy kitchen, and these lids saving the day since you know which pan to stir/turn down or remove.
https://www.wards.com/p/set-of-2-mu...er-774817.html?cgid=kitchen-clearance#start=1

I didn’t know Wards were still around

 

[Aria]

Pan lids with a timer built in. I can imagine (when things are normal again) a busy kitchen, and these lids saving the day since you know which pan to stir/turn down or remove.
https://www.wards.com/p/set-of-2-mu...er-774817.html?cgid=kitchen-clearance#start=1

Super idea. But you need to have the POTS. You need to purchase pot .
I have TOO MANY Pots now. Could use the timers. Aria

 

[ronott1]

It doesn't look anything like as good as it tastes.
Notice I couldn't wait for a slice. I'd make a dreadful baker because there would be huge chunks missing before I could ever sell anything

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It sounds like a tasty treat!

 

[ronott1]

YES...that is my system too. Learned it from YOU. Aria

Perfect!

There are many ways to work with sourdough but this one works well

 

[BullChick]

I didn’t know Wards were still around

Yup. They have a ton of other overpriced affiliates too.

Super idea. But you need to have the POTS. You need to purchase pot .
I have TOO MANY Pots now. Could use the timers. Aria

They are sold as “fits most pots so you’re not hunting for a lid.”
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