The Baking Thread

[leggo PE]

I shall just leave this here:

 

[pbrme]

@leggo PE
^ Holy smackers. The hell kind of trick or treaters y'all get over there?

 

[snickerd3]

Made some gluten free chocolate chip cookies on Halloween. Recipe said to let the dough sit for 30 minutes before baking. They ended up sitting for about 1.5 hrs since we went trick or treating. They actually turned out much better after the extended wait. That gritty texture with the gluten free flour mixture was all but gone. It's just unfortunate that the GF flour mix has powdered milk and the recipe adds milk. Mr snick can eat them, but I have to be careful. So I can't just make one type during the holidays....I'll have to make two, one GF the other normal.

 

[DLD PE]

My little bread babies!

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40% hard white whole wheat, 20% whole durum, using my rye starter named Boris. I’m calling these my golden loafs; I simply love the golden color durum flour always gives bread. Obviously it adds great flavor, too!

Did you use a Dutch oven for this?

 

[Supe]

@leggo PE
^ Holy smackers. The hell kind of trick or treaters y'all get over there?

I'm guessing a bunch of Dr. Rockso costumers:

 

[leggo PE]

@leggo PE
^ Holy smackers. The hell kind of trick or treaters y'all get over there?

Not trick or treaters at all. 95 lbs of flour, two different types! My typical bread flour and my favorite whole wheat flour. The bag of the whole wheat flour actually got repurposed as my Halloween costume.

Did you use a Dutch oven for this?

Sure did! All my bread (besides loafs that use a pan) currently get baked in my Dutch oven. But in the coming months, I’m gonna get a big upgrade because I bit the bullet and preordered a Fourneau Grande Bread Oven. Man, the thought of just being able to easily slide my dough into that bread oven, vs. my current method of scoring the loaf on parchment on a pizza peel, which I then place atop my screaming hot preheated Dutch oven, centering the loaf as best I can, carefully grasping the edge of the parchment round and whipping out the pizza peel from underneath to have the dough drop hopefully straight down into the dutch oven, is a HUGE upgrade to me. I’ve actually gotten really good at my pizza peel Dutch oven maneuver, and it’s always exciting, but it’s the kind of excitement I could go without in my bread baking. Ha!

 

[DLD PE]

I don't have a Dutch oven. I basically put the dough in a bread pan and put it in the oven that way. Looks nice, tastes good, but I don't get that crisp crust I see in your photos. I guess that's good in a way though, because my wife and son prefer the more "chewy" crust. I would prefer the crisper crust.

 

[leggo PE]

I don't have a Dutch oven. I basically put the dough in a bread pan and put it in the oven that way. Looks nice, tastes good, but I don't get that crisp crust I see in your photos. I guess that's good in a way though, because my wife and son prefer the more "chewy" crust. I would prefer the crisper crust.

You should get a Dutch oven. It’s hugely beneficial for bread, soup, beans, making yogurt, basically anything you need a heavy bottomed pot for!

 

[leggo PE]

Guys and gals, should I open up a bagel shop??



These are by far my best looking, and equally great tasting, bagels yet! I actually made 10, but neglected to take a photo until after two were already eaten.

 

[JayKay PE]

I need to get baking again. Like, seriously. But I feel like I never have the time in the day.

 

[Supe]

Guys and gals, should I open up a bagel shop??

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These are by far my best looking, and equally great tasting, bagels yet! I actually made 10, but neglected to take a photo until after two were already eaten.

I am in favor of anything that lets engineers quit their day job!

 

[pbrme]

Guys and gals, should I open up a bagel shop??

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These are by far my best looking, and equally great tasting, bagels yet! I actually made 10, but neglected to take a photo until after two were already eaten.

I've never had fresh homemade bagels. What's the best way to eat? Butter, cream cheese, jam?

 

[Supe]

I've never had fresh homemade bagels. What's the best way to eat? Butter, cream cheese, jam?

Yes

 

[leggo PE]

I've never had fresh homemade bagels. What's the best way to eat? Butter, cream cheese, jam?

The best way to eat is whatever you want!!

 

[akwooly]

Guys and gals, should I open up a bagel shop??

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These are by far my best looking, and equally great tasting, bagels yet! I actually made 10, but neglected to take a photo until after two were already eaten.

Yes. Those look yummy

 

[Audi Driver P.E.]

Anyone want to make me some donuts?

 

[JayKay PE]

I am going to a winter festival thing this weekend. I am hoping I can buy real cider. Real cider in a gallon container. So I can make apple cider doughnuts.

 

[leggo PE]

I have a donut pan and an accompanying little donut cookbook.

 

[JayKay PE]

I like baked doughnuts more than fried doughnuts, but that's because I love a dense doughnut with a cup of coffee in the morning.

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

The fruits of my labor…
I also made a video, but I don’t think I’ll post it here since I want to sorta remain anon and I would probably dox myself.

Also, I gave some sourdough starter to a friend! That’s a first for me.