Tag: bread

14 Dec

work in progress

items for the MOCA bake sale: “Giacometti Baguetti” (view the original in the MOCA Collection) “Fermented Weiner” (view the original in the MOCA Collection) “Paranoiac Shortbread” (view the original in the MOCA Collection) “$1 million financiers” (view the original in the MOCA Collection)
23 May

pandoro

Pandoro is Patience’s Reward: The narrative needs very few words. The recipe, six eggs, some flour, butter, honey, vanilla, cocoa butter, sugar, a super hearty sourdough starter, and instant yeast (you will need the kind that is tolerant of osmos, like SAF Gold). Blend together (over 2 hours of mixing, your machine will get tired) […]
23 Apr

walnut cheese volcano

Cheeeeesy explosion: molten gruyere cheese pouring out of a walnut sourdough boule is among the greatest sights in the baking world. Topping this is letting the overflow dry into what we call “danglers” and breaking them off into an open mouth.
07 Apr

potato focaccia

Before and after: Dough like taffy. Delicious like Focaccia. Sullivan Street’s Potato Pizza, recipe courtesy of Artisan Baking Across America by Maggie Glezer. Note: That’s four pounds of potatoes, for those that care.
29 Mar

gluten

Before and After: Dough so soft it cascades like a pair of silk underwear. This dough, after a couple more turns, and a healthy proof, will become Della Fattoria’s Rustic Roasted Garlic Bread, recipe courtesy of Artisan Baking Across America by Maggie Glezer.
13 Mar

window pane test

if you’ve made bread, you’ve been tested