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Sourdough and Starters

I have been making batards and baguettes for about six months now. I started out using Dan Leader's stiff levain baguettes and then found txfarmer's 36+ hour baguettes. So I currently keep a 70% starter and a 100% starter in my fridge, both to make baguettes that are around 76% hydration dough. I would like to streamline things for 2013.

October 10, 2012 - 4:41pm Stephanie Brim

The things that can make your day...

The last few weeks have sucked TREMENDOUSLY around here. Good bread is how I cope. In order to stop the current round of chaos that was the wind down for bedtime last night, I offered to the kids that we should mix up dough.

400g flour

2 pinches of yeast

8g salt

300g water

I wanted a wet, tasty dough that would be ready in time for dinner the next day. I woke up today and at 3 or so punched it down and shaped it. A couple hours later I put it in the oven. Half an hour at 425 later, this is what I pulled out of the oven: The loaves are almost round. ROUND. Can't believe it. Basic things can make you so happy.

March 21, 2010 - 10:51pm Mákos hajtott (hungarian language)


3 dkg élesztő
3 dl tej
1 szem citrompótló összetörve
2 ek. kr.cukor
40 dkg finomliszt
10 dkg rétesliszt
1 egész tojás
1 tojássárgája
8 dkg olvasztott vaj
1 tojássárga és 1 ek.porcukor a kenéshez
Nagyon egyszerű 25 dkg darált mák és 20 dkg kr.cukor elkeverve Egy dl tejben kis liszttel és pici cukorral kelesztjük meg az élesztőt. A lisztet kimérjük és sorban beledolgozzuk a hozzávalókat. A vajat (margarint) a legvégén adjuk hozzá, és alaposan meggyúrjuk. Kelesztés 1 órán át, langyos helyen, majd a tésztát kétfele vesszük kinyújtjuk, és megtöltjük a mákkal. Óvatosan feltekergetjük tepsire helyezzük és újabb 30 percet kelesztjük langyos helyen. Sütés előtt megkenjük a porcukorral elkevert tojássárgájával. Közepesen meleg előmelegített sütőben kb 45 perc alatt elkészül.

Jó tudni:

A lisztet érdemes szitálni, mert közben oxigént visz magával a tálba és szebben fog megkelni a tészta. Amibe olvasztott zsíradék kell, ott  a liszt 20 %-át réteslisztre kell cserélni. A citrompótlóban lévő aszkorbin miatt marad puha a sütemény napokig, ajánlott minden élesztős tésztába. Kelesztés dagasztógép nélkül:a a sütőt 5 percre begyújtjuk és elzárjuk, majd a tésztástálat egy kendőbe tekerve betesszük,  a hő a kelesztés végéig kitart. A porcukros tojástól lesz ropogós barna a mákos külseje.

more:  http://izrobbanas.freeblog.hu/categories/pekseg/

June 8, 2009 - 9:19pm 
Simple Bread: A Tribute

I was inspired by David (dmsnyder) and his 5 hour baguettes. I needed a sandwich bread that was as lean as I could get it but was still very much soft crusted and soft of crumb. I've found it, I think, by slightly modifying the 5 hour baguette idea and adding one enrichment: olive oil. Stephanie’s Simple Bread
Makes 1 small loaf

225g AP or bread flour
10g rye flour
15g white whole wheat flour
3/4 teaspoon instant yeast
170g water

Mix ingredients in the bowl for your stand mixer until you form a shaggy mass. Mix, on low, for 5 minutes, then increase speed to medium for 3 or 4 more. I left this in a clean bowl for 75 minutes for a first rise, folding at 25 and 50 minutes, and 60 minutes for a second rise. Shaped carefully and proofed for 40 minutes, scored, and spritzed with water. Baked for 30 minutes at 425 degrees.

I posted the recipe on my blog, too.

So thank you David. Thanks also have to go out to Susan of Wild Yeast for inspiration due to the fact that I was browsing the Wild Yeast Blog when I thought about how good a simple bread would be with the locally homemade ham salad I bought today. General Discussion and Recipe Exchange Artisan Baking

I had my first real success today. I thank this site, obviously, for teaching me baker's percentage and how to use it.

I made a 70% hydration flour/yeast/salt/water bread today.  Everything was weighed and I came up with the following:

300g flour (100%)

210g water (70%)

6g active dry yeast (2%)

6g salt (2%)

This gave me a loaf that is 473 grams, or just over a pound, once baked. Perfect for a meal or two of pasta. Photos & Photography


My joy had no bounds when I saw my first baked bread! I have this super yeast-phobia and never ever baked one! While random googling, I got to know this amazing site. I went through all of the Basic Lessons and within minutes, I found myself kneading the 'bread dough'. I followed the 'Simple Basic Bread' (Lesson 1) to the T and here it is... MY FIRST BREAD!!

I couldn't stop myself sharing this with you all!! Thanks a ton!! my next venture is to add few more ingredients..:)

April 5, 2008 - 6:46am Really Easy Sourdough Onion Rye

The Starter

The Flour


The night before baking, start the poolish.

about 1/2 cup starter

3 cups bread or all-purpose flour

1 cup Rye flour

2 cups of water.

Mix it all together, cover and let sit overnight.

The Next Morning.

Add to the poolish:

3 cups of flour as before

1 cup of Rye, as before

1 large (raw) Onion, finely chopped

(Optional) 1 Tablespoon Dried Dill

1 Tablespoon Salt

3/4 Cup water.

Mix well and let sit for twenty minutes. Sourdough Onion Rye - Ready for the Oven Sourdough Onion Rye - The Finished Product

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