At breakfast this morning, Baby Harbat pointed to a magazine promo for People magazine and said, “Polar bear!” It was actually Jennifer Aniston on the cover. Then she saw a picture of elephants and said, “Walrus! Walrus!” Well, they were…
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The Hellmouth Will Open
According to the weather forecasters, that is. They’ve been talking about an upcoming Santa Ana wind. For those not in Southern California, this means a furnace blast of hot dry air will blow out of the desert and desiccate everything…
Revelation!
Loyal readers will know of my long quest for the perfect rustic bread. The recipes and techniques I’ve used have always led to breads that have good taste, but lack the large open structure, satisfying chew, and crunchy crust that…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: doug, french toast, rustic bread, san diego, san francisco, sourdough
Bread and Destruction
No, it’s not the name of a new bakery in town. What follows happened the night before last. Tuesday night I made my second sourdough. The dough was more hydrated than before, so it spread out when I got ready…
Staycation 2: Bread and Heat
During my vacation I wanted to tackle the Next Big Thing in bread. Namely, natural levain. I tried making a sourdough starter once before, but didn’t keep up with feeding and didn’t know how to use it. This time I…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: bread, lactobacillus, levain, saccharomyces exiguus, sourdough, sourdough starter, team usa ciabatta
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