Oven Off

Baking before last week's blizzard, I noticed lack of oven spring in a miche. Worse, 40 minutes into the bake, I spotted an uneven color. The next day I went to turn on my oven. It was dead. This has happened twice in my kitchen. I did manage to put out a few...

Anatomy of a Panino

Testing a formula for sourdough ciabatta, and inspired by my friarielli, I decided to fill the holey crumb. Using a mix of porchetta and a splash of Korean mustard (Burnt & Salty), it was a simple process. Reheat some sliced pork, spread some oily slicked broccoli...

Bread tester

Got a note recently. Hi Jeremy! Wanna try out any bread recipes from the new book?!? (fingers crossed).   Happy to oblige, the results were photographed below.  

Wild Yeast Baguette

Inspired by Gregoire Michaud’s EM micro-organism baguettes, I made a batch with wild yeast. The results were amazing.  The crust was somewhat soft but still had an eggshell. And the crumb? Sublime and filled with the “Special K flavor,” Ian...

A Gift Formula From Egoitz Fernandez

From our friend Egoitz Fernandez, a favorite of his Arto Opila (corn/wheat bread).  The night before: Mix together the corn and water (Water at 90 degrees Celsius) until there is no dry flour lumps, let it cool down and cover. Baking day:(desired dough temperature 24...