Any Home Bakers Here?

[Sally PB]

Really nice loaves, Jared! You must have been in the kitchen all day long.

 

[jnicholes]

Really nice loaves, Jared! You must have been in the kitchen all day long.

About 4-5 hours I think.

 

[ronott1]

Baked Sunday afternoon, did not let the loaves over-proof this time:
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I have a hard time splitting the dough evenly, so some loaves look regular, and some are ugly. They taste fine.

The only grocery that carries rye flour is Publix, across town and in an area I avoid as it's next to the Mall. So, I ordered the flour online :sigh:

I use a kitchen scale to split the dough

 

[Sally PB]

I use a kitchen scale to split the dough

Wouldn't a knife be a little easier?

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

 

[fuzzi]

Wouldn't a knife be a little easier?

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Smartie!

Actually I might try that. I've just used my fingers, and the dough is SO elastic that it doesn't separate where I want it to.

 

[jnicholes]

More Ghapama.

 

[Sally PB]

Jared, that looks delicious!

 

[Debbie292d]

I haven't been here in ages, probably because I rarely bake, but have a question.

Has anyone ever used Arrowroot powder instead of starch for a thickener?

Specifically, I know this isn't baking, but wanted to do something with all of these raspberries. We recently made plum jam with nothing but sugar added. I'd like to try use Stevia or Splenda, and it won't thicken like sugar, so need to add something else.

 

[R2elk]

Specifically, I know this isn't baking, but wanted to do something with all of these raspberries. We recently made plum jam with nothing but sugar added. I'd like to try use Stevia or Splenda, and it won't thicken like sugar, so need to add something else.

Try the Low Sugar Sure-Jell. It has low sugar recipes along with no sugar recipes.

 

[Aria]

I haven't been here in ages, probably because I rarely bake, but have a question.

Has anyone ever used Arrowroot powder instead of starch for a thickener?

Specifically, I know this isn't baking, but wanted to do something with all of these raspberries. We recently made plum jam with nothing but sugar added. I'd like to try use Stevia or Splenda, and it won't thicken like sugar, so need to add something else.

Stevia and Splenda are artificial sweetners...will NOT do it. And why not corn starch of arrowroot?I have never used arrowroot.... sorry. Thickner for me is Pure Quality Corn Starch from Wegmans