What are you baking today (2025)?

[msmofet]

Thanks!

Now I have to really practice my scoring. I usually just go at the loaf like Jack the Ripper (Jack the Baker?), but I need to be a little more practiced.

A little bit of an ear forming there, though.

What's wrong with your scoring?

 

[TastyReuben]

What's wrong with your scoring?

Generally, the bread rarely behaves the way I want it to. I’m mainly scoring to get better spring once it hits the oven, but like with this loaf, it underperforms a little.

Then again, I watch a lot of videos of professional bakers, and their round loaves look too flat to me too, so maybe I need to deflate my expectations - I want a boule that’s shaped like a soccer ball with a slightly flat bottom.

 

[Barriehie]

Generally, the bread rarely behaves the way I want it to. I’m mainly scoring to get better spring once it hits the oven, but like with this loaf, it underperforms a little.

Then again, I watch a lot of videos of professional bakers, and their round loaves look too flat to me too, so maybe I need to deflate my expectations - I want a boule that’s shaped like a soccer ball with a slightly flat bottom.

I've used this to make them a bit "taller". It's a clay bottom from Home Depot that goes with those plant pots in the gardening section. That bit of lip on the bottom forced it to go up.

 

[TastyReuben]

 

[Morning Glory]

I usually just go at the loaf like Jack the Ripper (Jack the Baker?), but I need to be a little more practiced.

Funny you should say that 'cos one of my favourite bread chefs is Sourdough Loaf for Beginners — Bake with Jack.

Here he is 'slashing':

View: https://youtu.be/vmb0wWKITBQ?t=1233

 

[TastyReuben]

Funny you should say that 'cos one of my favourite bread chefs is Sourdough Loaf for Beginners — Bake with Jack.

Here he is 'slashing':

View: https://youtu.be/vmb0wWKITBQ?t=1233

I’ve seen some of his videos, and apart from his baking, his accent is…well, all I can say is, all I can hear when I listen to him is that shady mob character Michael Palin used to do so well on Monty Python.

 

[Barriehie]

Buttermilk Pie for the Groomer Girls! (Still have to make the strawberry compote.)

 

[Barriehie]

I used my sourdough starter this go around to bake some mini baguettes for the Groomer Girls. I let it rise on the counter overnight and it really outperformed any commercial yeast.

 

[badjak]

I've just fed my starter and will be leaving the amount I need out overnight.
Baking tomorrow or next day

 

[Morning Glory]

I used my sourdough starter this go around to bake some mini baguettes for the Groomer Girls. I let it rise on the counter overnight and it really outperformed any commercial yeast.View attachment 134967View attachment 134968

Do you have a photo of the baked bread crumb? The risen dough looks lovely.

 

[Barriehie]

Do you have a photo of the baked bread crumb? The risen dough looks lovely.

Thank you but no. These are going to customers. I can tell you it's going to look like regular store bought sandwich bread since to form it into 6 mini loaves it's getting handled too much for a large crumb. I'll make some on Wednesday without all the handling and get a pic for you.

 

[Morning Glory]

Thank you but no. These are going to customers. I can tell you it's going to look like regular store bought sandwich bread since to form it into 6 mini loaves it's getting handled too much for a large crumb. I'll make some on Wednesday without all the handling and get a pic for you.

Thank you.

 

[Barriehie]

Thank you.

You're welcome! I put it on my calendar so I've no out.