Mixed grain croissants aren't new to me. In fact I've previously tried grano arso, as well as durum. I even tried it with goat butter, which doesn't have distinct goat flavor but does have a strange margarine-like texture. I made a batch...
When it comes to fermentation, I am finally understanding the meaning of the “sweet spot.” I achieved it recently with a 50-percent hydrated lievito madre, the classic Italian fermentation vehicle. It’s based on an equal proportion of flour and...
English muffins aren’t a bread I often eat or bake. But breakfast visitors, and thoughts of eggs Benedict, led me to visions of their nooks and crannies as perfect for embracing a warm Hollandaise. Also, an email from Andris Lagsdin of Baking Steel featured an...
Here’s a non-traditional technique where you use a small percentage (one percent – even a half a percent) of sour dough added to a kilo of flour instead of the standard ratios of anywhere from 10-50%. The idea is to give the dough gluten development...
My summer foray to Switzerland for a visit with my sister obviously included experiments with bread. She had prepared some sourdough for us to use together. It was different than the sourdough to which I’m accustomed. Initially, I thought the differences were...
