Any Home Bakers Here?

[jnicholes]

Jared, does it have any other use? I think I see holes in the bottoms of each hemisphere. Is it cast iron, or does it just look like it in the picture?

Very cool.

I’m not certain of other uses, but there are no holes.

 

[Sally PB]

I’m not certain of other uses, but there are no holes.

Oh, ok.

The first thing that popped into my head was making muffin tops. Or round ice cubes.

Still, a neat pan.

If I had more (much more) storage space in my kitchen, I'd have a lot more pans and gadgets.

 

[R2elk]

If I had more (much more) storage space in my kitchen, I'd have a lot more pans and gadgets.

You are being protected from yourself.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Today's loaf came out quite soft in the crumb. Not complaining! It also isn't quite as sour tasting as last week's. I think the difference is in the starter. Last week I carefully waited until it rose and then was falling before I started my dough mixture. Yesterday when I started my mix, I think it may have been still rising. I got impatient. It wasn't fully ripe, so it hadn't fully developed that rich flavor. Oh well, lesson learned! It's still good!

I feed the starter in the morning, mix the dough in the afternoon, let it hydrolyze in the fridge overnight, do the stretch-and-folds the following morning, let it rise most of the day, and bake late afternoon. Let it cool and rest overnight, cut it in the morning. Well, today I went ahead and cut it after cooling a couple of hours, couldn't wait!

Anyone want to share their routine? Can you get it done all in one day? How do you do yours, @ronott1?

 

[cavemanrich]

The first thing that popped into my head was making muffin tops. Or round ice cubes.

Or donut hole treats

Well, today I went ahead and cut it after cooling a couple of hours, couldn't wait!

You are aware that I cut into my breads when still warm,,,,,(not hot)

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Bakers good morning one and all!

@jnicholes The special pan for the octopus, does it have a cover?

Temperature is in the 70s.

Have a great day!

 

[Sally PB]

You are being protected from yourself.

So is DH. He'd hate having all the stuff that doesn't get used much, taking up space.

 

[Perris]

Has anybody used a Tangzhong or yudane in baking?
I have used a tangzhong in donuts. its the secret to Krispy cream doughnuts.

I tried the yudane method today; very pleased with the results; looks good, tastes great.

 

[jnicholes]

Bakers good morning one and all!

@jnicholes The special pan for the octopus, does it have a cover?

Temperature is in the 70s.

Have a great day!

No lid. It’s a little tricky to get them into the perfect ball shape, but there is a YouTube video explaining it. Let me see if I can find it.

 

[CountryCuratesWife]

Made some pretzels yesterday, they turned out great!