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Hot Crunchy Sourdough Bread -Part 1

From My Bread Notebook — Dated May 9, 2015

Flaxseed encrusted sourdough Photo by Douglas Pilarski

Maybe I am just stubborn, a born experimenter, or just a guy, but I am trying to figure this out by trial and error. I am sure I can find someone who can answer my questions. Baking bread is a journey. In this case, it is a tangent of my love for making homemade pizza.

I am getting better but still not there. I am struggling with the interactions of yeast, salt, water, and flour. My loaves are turning out pretty well but not perfect.

I have to develop loaf by loaf.

I like pulling a loaf out of the oven and sitting down with cheese or butter or a handful of peppers and a glass of wine and trying to figure out whether or not what I have just created is any good or not. I ask myself, why do I like it?

Bread has been around for centuries. The pursuit is fun for me. Find the balance. Does it taste good or not? How does it look?

If I saw this in a store, would I buy it?

It is difficult to make a perfect loaf of bread. When you think about it, perfection isn’t the goal anyway. The point in baking for me is that it is creative.

Bread Photo: Douglas Pilarski

Waiting for the dough to rise tests you. Concluding that kneading gently instead of punching the shit out of the dough works better is the kind of wisdom you earn.

And living with facts like twisting and braiding loaves does not require 40 ft-lbs of torque is just liberating. I am living proof. What goes in the oven comes out, I never know what will come out. Ah, yes, I am a risk-taker. Live dangerously. Boldly forge ahead.

Once out of the oven, I let it cool and rest. The experts tell you not to touch it for an hour at least. I cut mine open twenty minutes later.

It rested, okay?

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You’re welcome to share your thoughts or tell me your story. Email me here. [email protected]

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