Greetings from SFO!

Big_Al

Who would have guessed that a baking thread would become our record holder. Over 2K views and counting.

Big Al

Steve Miller

I messed up and let the Easter loaf proof way too long. Baked it anyway but I think the Easter loaf may end up being the Easter croutons.

Mik

Croutons are good….

wtg

Sourdough bread pudding?

Sweet: https://www.pantrymama.com/sourdough-bread-pudding-recipe/

Or a savory bread pudding/strata: https://www.easyanddelish.com/savory-bread-pudding-for-christmas-breakfast/

Steve Miller

I read that the next time this happens I should spread it out in a sheet pan and make foccicia.

Steve Miller

So the overpoofed Easter loaf was over proofed. I punched it down and let it proof another 4 hours then baked it.

Definitely still overproofed. Kind of sticky, wouldn’t shape, impossible to score. Actually rose a little but not a lot.

A bit dense, a bit chewy but the most delicious bread I’ve ever eaten! Very sour (yes!), absolutely perfect dipped in evoo and balsamic with cracked pepper and shaved Romano cheese. We ate every crumb.

I might make all of my bread that way.

wtg

Bread making is such a wonderful experiment. Sounds like you're having fun!

Steve Miller

I am!

wtg

Have gone back to adding 20 g or so of EVOO.

The flowers are the ones that the rabbits chewed off my Virginia bluebells last week. They opened up!

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@Steve-Miller , I think of you every time I make sourdough bread now.

CHAS

Ok, I am hungry. Are you happy now???

wtg

@wtg said in Greetings from SFO!:

Or a savory bread pudding/strata: https://www.easyanddelish.com/savory-bread-pudding-for-christmas-breakfast/

Had about a pound of leftover bread, so decided to try the recipe. Just out of the oven, resting.

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Overall rating: 4/5 stars.

Notes and observations:

We used a sharpish cheddar cheese instead of gruyere. Probably should have stuck with the gruyere or a Swiss of some sort. Felt like it needed to be "nuttier".

The rosemary didn't sound like what we wanted, so we just used some dried fines herbs. Fresh something would be better.

Didn't have green olives, used Kalamata instead.

I think next time I would use half-and-half instead of whole milk. Felt like it needed a little more richness.

The combination of leeks (I use the green parts) and red peppers makes it very Christmas-y.

I like veggie things but felt like it needed a little something meaty. I think I'll add some Lombardi Italian turkey sausage next time around; it's practically indistinguishable from the pork Italian sausage but much less fat. Diced ham, even a small amount, would be another good addition.

All in all, definitely a good base recipe that we plan to adjust/embellish. It was very tasty and filling and a great way to use up leftover bread.

Next strata experiment:

https://www.emerils.com/127131/savory-wild-mushroom-bread-pudding

Definitely will ditch the molasses, though. That sounds plain weird.

wtg

Lazy sourdough.

https://breadtopia.com/slow-lazy-sourdough-bread/?utm_content

Steve Miller

Behold the glory! My best effort to date.

Convert photo worked on the first picture but not this one:

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0cfaRbVuwuxkUpLwGA8HIhvWw

I stirred the hooch back in to the starter to make it more sour.

Delicious!

Steve Miller

Here’s what I baked it in. I was using our enameled Dutch oven but baking bread in it discolored it.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/027bOgzkUscjfUfsojpXJo_Kg

A cast iron pot of uncertain provenance. No markings. It belonged to my Mom my sister gave me hell when she saw it in the basement in the sorry state I’d left it in. Mom probably got it at a thrift store somewhere, and used it to cook on campfires.

I cleaned it up, re-seasoned it, and sent a picture to my sister. It worked great and the smaller size made the loaf a nicer shape IMHO.

Mom would be proud.

Steve Miller

Pro-tip:

There’s a reason why a lot of YouTubers season their pans on an outdoor grill. I set off the smoke detectors.

First time I’ve ever heard Sam howl.

rustyfingers

I had to stop reading this thread because I love sourdough and we can buy something called sourdough here in New England...but it isn't.

wtg

Lunch is cooling:

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Steve Miller

Looks great!

Steve Miller

Loaf 7 in the series. Cold proofed longer than the others because I got busy. Larger than the others. Can’t wait!

wtg

By George, I think he's got it!!

WTF-Beta

Greetings from SFO!