Any Home Bakers Here?

[jnicholes]

Hello! Yes yeast bread will always rise more in the oven due to the steam it produces.

Can I ask if your scoring your bread? If you score the bread after proofing and before throwing into the over it won't crack like that. The expansion has to go somewhere and scoring helps with that. There will be some "some" crack expansion depending on the size of bread but I'd say with your next batch test out some scoring methods.

Rule of thumb usually is 2 scores for a mini loaf for a large loaf one good sized one but also think of the shape for a round load I'd do more of 3 way connecting score or a nice leaf pattern to more evenly distribute my score

I am, but maybe I’m not scoring deep enough.

I actually have another loaf in the oven right now.

 

[ronott1]

Another really good use for green tomatoes is:

Green Tomato Relish

Coarsely grind: 1 peck green tomatoes
1 dozen green and red Bell peppers
8 medium onions (approximately 2" diameter)


Drain 2 or 3 hours


Add: 2 tsp. whole celery seed
2 tsp. whole mustard seed
5 cups vinegar
9 cups sugar
1/4 cup salt

(1 stick cinnamon and 1 tsp. whole cloves) tied in a cheesecloth bag or a stainless steel tea ball for later removal.

Combine ingredients in a large enough (at least 6 quart) stainless steel saucepan*, bring to a boil and boil for 15 minutes.

Ladle hot relish into prepared pint jars leaving approximately a 3/4" headspace. Seal jars as they are filled and place upside down on counter to cool and seal. Keep refrigerated once opened.

Should make 12 pint jars of relish.

*Do not use an aluminum sauce pan as the acid from the hot vinegar will cause too much aluminum to be extracted into the food.

It is a sweet relish but does not taste anything like store bought sweet relish. Wonderful on burgers or hot dogs. One woman I know eats it on her peanut butter sandwiches. (No accounting for tastes.)

Thanks for the recipe!

 

[Sally PB]

I picked all the tomatoes that were even thinking about starting to ripen, before the critter that's been taking a bite out of them could get a chance. Decent number, so that's good.

DH want's to try a salsa verde this year, and we have plenty of green tomatoes left. We'll do it sometime this week/upcoming weekend.

I've lost a lot of the volume of tomatoes to the shoulder being yellow/green and hard. A HUGE tomato isn't that big when you lose a third for this reason. I looked up the cause(s):

Excess heat (oh, yeah)
Low soil potassium (I'll test to see)
pH off (test that too)

Hopefully I can amend the soil and get better fruit next year. I probably lost several quarts of tomatoes to this problem. Still, this is the first year that I have not had to buy tomatoes for canning!

 

[cavemanrich]

DH want's to try a salsa verde this year, and we have plenty of green tomatoes left. We'll do it sometime this week/upcoming weekend.

I eat Salsa Verde regularly. Usually the Medium Heat variety. It is made with Tomatillos. slightly different animal than a green tomato.
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Despite the name and appearance, tomatillos are not in fact small green tomatoes. A tomatillo is a delicious and verdant fruit that is its own thing entirely. Part of the nightshade family, they're usually about the size of a plum and covered in a soft, leafy husk. When peeled, they resemble small, unripe green tomatoes but are firmer and have less water content.

Let us know how your Salsa Verde turns out.

 

[wyoDreamer]

@jnicholes
Jared, are making sure to put the seam on the bottom of the loaf when you put it in the pan? and is it proofing enough before you put it in the oven?
Are you making sure that it is covered with a floured cloth suring the final rise so it doesn't dry out and form a skin on the loaf?
Do you spray water to make steam in the oven when you pop the loaf in to bake?
Just trying to problem solve the bread bursting issue.

I usually get a burst like that when I don't spray the inside of my oven with enough water when I first put the bread in. I used to use a hot pan that poured water into to make the steam but using a clean spray bottle with distilled water works just as good. I spray a second time about 5 to 10 minutes into the baking cycle just to make sure there is enough steam.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Bakers good afternoon one and all!

83 sunny 825 humidity feels like 92 thunderstorms predicted for today.

Have a great day!

 

[jnicholes]

Good morning everyone.

 

[ronott1]

Good Morning Jared!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Afternoon Home Bakers made a cheesecake.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Bakers good morning one and all!

85 partly sunny 80% humidity eels like 96 rain showers today.

Have a great day!

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@pennyJo1960

I love cheesecake.

If it wasn't so far I'd come sit on your porch, drink tea, and have some cheesecake.