It’s a hot night in New York. I have my air conditioner on. But what’s mainly on my mind is the latest loaf. I haven’t baked fresh bread in weeks! Thankfully MC had a post on a Abbey bread and I wasn’t going to let my work schedule retard my...
After a long week at work, I was itching to play with some dough. And finally I found some time. My recent miche was at the nub, drying quickly. So I had some teff levain, just on the cusp of "use me or lose me." Took some more advice from Shiao-Ping, who...
Some days I am lucky enough to get home early from work and cook some dinner for my wife. (thank god for sous chefs!) One recent evening our menu was simple enough with a Greek salad,bratwurst and potatoes. And my advantage of a simple meal gave me time to even...
After making this loaf today,I thought about writing a haiku about baking bread or something? But hell, you need a PHD for that! So instead I settled on a few snap shots of my bake today. This loaf is my take on the 1994 BBGA Bread Teams Pain au levain. I have been...
Making bread means sacrifice, hot oven, sweat, time and… some freaking organic flour! Golden Buffalo from Heartland Mill in Kansas was my latest purchase, along with some medium rye and malted wheat flour. Where is a NYC-based baker going to get local high...
