The Old Folks Home

[perchie.girl]

My roses are doing well .. finally..gscing north. View attachment 1432397

Sooo pretty.....

 

[Cynthia12]

Sooo pretty.....

Thank you, and good luck with your ongoing tests!

 

[Myrth]

My older sister always made bread from scratch. She would spend a whole day making the dough and freezing it so she could pop a loaf in to have fresh bread when ever she ran out. She had to buy a mixer to do the kneading for her now. But she still makes her own bread. She has RA. My joints and my fingers are to tight to do do it. I tried it took me 6 hours. And That was the one and only time I tried. I had Dh buy me a bread machine. lol I don't care it's still home made bread. lol

I hear that. I have some arthritis too. I do no-knead or low-knead sourdough. Not much work. The starter does the work. It just does it slowly. I mix the dough one day and bake it the next day. I like the sourdough health benefits too.

 

[ronott1]

I hear that. I have some arthritis too. I do no-knead or low-knead sourdough. Not much work. The starter does the work. It just does it slowly. I mix the dough one day and bake it the next day. I like the sourdough health benefits too.

I am baking sourdough olive bread tomorrow.

I have an almost no knead baguette recipe:

Almost No Knead Baguettes

It’s no accident that baguettes may be the most popular bread in the Western world. So when you need a break from your virtuous whole grain regimen, try this recipe and love the results.

Ingredients

Poolish (night before)

• 1 g (1/4 tsp) instant yeast
• 125 g (1/2 cup) warm water
• 125 g (1 cup) unbleached all purpose or French T55 flour

Next Morning

• 300 g (2 1/3 cup) unbleached all purpose or French T55 flour
• 5 g (1tsp) salt
• 1 g (1/4 tsp) instant yeast
• 140 g (1/2 cup plus 1 Tbs.) warm water

Instructions

Mix together poolish ingredients. Let rise overnight on the counter.

Next morning, mix water into poolish. Add dry ingredients and mix until flour is incorporated.

Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Lightly kneed by stretch and folding four times, 10 minutes between each kneeding.

Cover and let raise for 1 hour. Punch down dough and divide into 3 equal portions.

Stretch and fold by Quarters to make a rectangle loaf (see video).

Shape into baguette shape by folding to thirds and then rolling into desired shape (see video again). Move to moist towel, or linen Couche and let rise one hour. Transfer to baguette pan or to oven stone.



Notes
Bake time ~ 15-17 minutes (until golden brown). Baking temp: 475ºF
http://breadtopia.com/how-to-make-baguettes/

 

[Myrth]

I am baking sourdough olive bread tomorrow.

I have an almost no knead baguette recipe:

Almost No Knead Baguettes

It’s no accident that baguettes may be the most popular bread in the Western world. So when you need a break from your virtuous whole grain regimen, try this recipe and love the results.

Ingredients

Poolish (night before)

• 1 g (1/4 tsp) instant yeast
• 125 g (1/2 cup) warm water
• 125 g (1 cup) unbleached all purpose or French T55 flour

Next Morning

• 300 g (2 1/3 cup) unbleached all purpose or French T55 flour
• 5 g (1tsp) salt
• 1 g (1/4 tsp) instant yeast
• 140 g (1/2 cup plus 1 Tbs.) warm water

Instructions

Mix together poolish ingredients. Let rise overnight on the counter.

Next morning, mix water into poolish. Add dry ingredients and mix until flour is incorporated.

Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Lightly kneed by stretch and folding four times, 10 minutes between each kneeding.

Cover and let raise for 1 hour. Punch down dough and divide into 3 equal portions.

Stretch and fold by Quarters to make a rectangle loaf (see video).

Shape into baguette shape by folding to thirds and then rolling into desired shape (see video again). Move to moist towel, or linen Couche and let rise one hour. Transfer to baguette pan or to oven stone.



Notes
Bake time ~ 15-17 minutes (until golden brown). Baking temp: 475ºF
http://breadtopia.com/how-to-make-baguettes/

Love, love, love breadtopia! I found it just last week. So many recipes. I tried one recipe last weekend. AND they sell some very hard to find flours (at least, hard to find in my rural area). I have them bookmarked and will place a flour order soon.

 

[ronott1]

Love, love, love breadtopia! I found it just last week. So many recipes. I tried one recipe last weekend. AND they sell some very hard to find flours (at least, hard to find in my rural area). I have them bookmarked and will place a flour order soon.

I bought their baguette kit. I made these:



They are sourdough baguettes

 

[microchick]

@Myrth! I don't think I've had a chance to welcome you to the old folks home. Glad you could join us.

@ronott1, thank you. These days I seem to be better at loosing them than keeping them alive.

@perchie.girl Girl you never do things by half do you? Glad to see you back at 'the home'. And glad you are feeling better.

@Cynthia12, I can almost smell those roses. Simply beautiful. Do they smell like peaches and cream?

 

[Beer can]

My hands are awful with arthritis that is the why of my large wood fork to start it does 95% of the kneading and I can hold onto it

Check out artisan no-knead bread recipes using all-purpose flour. I make it every once in a while. Baked in a Dutch oven, in the oven. Can also use any coverable oven proof pot, I started just using a crock pot covered with aluminum foil.
It's not like your average bread though, crusty heavy and dense. Has a texture and flavor more like a English muffin. We love it though.

 

[Myrth]

I bought their baguette kit. I made these:

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They are sourdough baguettes

Mmmmm. Look yummy!

 

[getaclue]

My kitchenaid mixer needs to go to the doctor. The speeds won't adjust now. I'll track down a nearby warranty station for it, even though the warranty is long expired, and they should be able to repair the problem. In the meantime, I may buy a bread machine.