Bread, cake, muffins and such.

[Gentlemancorpse]

Hokkaido rolls attempt 1... not so great

Hokkaido rolls attempt 2... much gooder



By Thanksgiving I'll have them down lol. First time baking bread in probably ten years

 

[Brokehoe]

Very nice. I love to bake while baked.

 

[JGG]

Great thread! Love to bake.
Soft pretzels from scratch for the first time. We left the second batch in slightly longer and preferred them. They all turned out surprisingly well, though. Will be making these again really soon. Probably do a cinnamon/sugar then too.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

I was just thinking about doing some baking. I hurt my back and can't sit down for very long, but also can't work to hard. Need to find something to keep me occupied instead of pacing around the house annoying my family

 

[Willie]

Got me hungry reading over this and ready to bake. Working as a Chef I had to do the Pastry thing as well and it led me to study under Italians, mostly from the region of Naples. A Pizzayolo is a highly trained master in the art and it takes years before an apprentice is allowed to make the dough without supervision.

Long story short, it's not a true Italian thing unless you use 00 Flour for the highest gluten. I highly recommend seeking it out for anyone who likes to make the dough from scratch.

Not many folks know about 00 flour even though they probably have eaten it. It's not the highest gluten flour, bread flour is higher. But it is the gold standard for pizza dough, particularly thin crust types. Has to do with the fineness of the grind. And needs to be done HOT! Pizza oven is perfect.

 

[UncleB]

I was just thinking about doing some baking. I hurt my back and can't sit down for very long, but also can't work to hard. Need to find something to keep me occupied instead of pacing around the house annoying my family

Might be time to skin some of that pepper ferment yeast....

 

[JGG]

When I wanna make bread, I usually just google, easy yeasty bread. Here are a couple older pics.


Lots of good stuff in here. Might have to give @Willie Grand Aunt's zucchini bread a try. Looks killer, Willie!

 

[OldG]

I went to get the giant sack o flour and i was out !!! WHAT???

I have to get to costco....time to get baking some real bread...and master rolls. That one is a big one around here. Roast beef on a bun, chicken on a bun.

My chef son said make brioche buns they are foolproof...I will try that and Willie mentioned you really need a dough hook...i found my ninja blender dough bowl and dough hook attachment.

All of these bread pics are inspiring!

And bagels..

I did get a smaller bag of 00 pizza flour. I will get the oven as hot as i can and give it a go in a thin crust frying pan pie.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Made the Serious Eats no knead bread. 10/10 on flavor, crumb could've been better. Made a nice pizza dough too. Going to try to make it a couple times a month, hopefully get it dialed in.

 

[UncleB]

Crumb is fairly open. Definitely not a brick. Gotta be pleased!!

 

[OldG]

Made the Serious Eats no knead bread. 10/10 on flavor, crumb could've been better. Made a nice pizza dough too. Going to try to make it a couple times a month, hopefully get it dialed in. View attachment 102536 View attachment 102537 View attachment 102538

I love the no knead bread !

Do you do the gluten folds for the top ? (fold at 3 and 9, then 12 and 6 and let rest ?)

It is my go to pizza dough now because i just throw it together in the morning and let it rise until i am ready for pizza. I make a lot of pizzas.

For some reason no one says....pizza AGAIN???

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Do you do the gluten folds for the top ? (fold at 3 and 9, then 12 and 6 and let rest ?)

I don't even know what that means, so apparently not lol! This is my first time ever trying it and I just went by the recipe (Better No-Knead Bread Recipe), any tips are appreciated!

I'm trying to make homemade pizza a weekly thing here too.

 

[OldG]

I will check it out...i believe i am saying fancy...like rosin tech words for bread...but you are doing it.

I have a great no knead dough recipe..(gluten folds baby) but I think i want to really master proper bread. Monday we go to the flour store...aka costco..i need yeast too.

And..those that may laugh, i think making bread may be as satisfying as growing your own weed.

You can not live on weed...

bread is 4 basic things

flour water yeast alt (3 6 1 1) for the folding gluten tech....it is how i make pizza dough except now i make it 1 cup 00 pizza flour and 2 cups all purpose.

I master things..it is how i am built....I know things before i master them and i dont mind a lifetime pursuit of mastery (cannabis baby)...

Some cooking things you can master..Frenchy was RIGHT 100% of the time. Because he was french...I lived in Quebec for 3 years..i really get it.

ooo la la

 

[PlumberSoCal]

I'm a pretty good cook but not really a baker, except with breads. I use to keep 2 sourdough starters in the fridge for years and the one thing I can say without reservation is knead your dough in a bread maker. I never cook in one but allow it to knead all my doughs. 2nd hand stores sell them like new $20. I usually have two but I'm currently down to one. I'll buy another, great to have when making different kinda of breads like 1 plain and 1 Rosemary. My current fav is jalapeno cheese. We don't even cut it just tear it up and be careful of your fingers.

 

[UncleB]

I've been making the sourdough pizzas in my basic Whirlpool electric oven for many years. LOTS of failures under my belt, and I'm sure plenty more ahead. Thought I'd add a couple pics of where I'm at, and my current favorite topping: no sauce, just fresh basil, some kinda white cheese (often a semi soft goat) and thinly sliced red bell peppers that were tossed in olive oil and previously broiled - layed down in that order.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

I've been making the sourdough pizzas in my basic Whirlpool electric oven for many years. LOTS of failures under my belt, and I'm sure plenty more ahead. Thought I'd add a couple pics of where I'm at, and my current favorite topping: no sauce, just fresh basil, some kinda white cheese (often a semi soft goat) and thinly sliced red bell peppers that was tossed in olive oil and previously broiled - layed down in that order.

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Beautiful crust man! That's what I'm still striving for.

We have similar tastes in toppings too. My last one for myself was just basil, garlic, tomato and fresh mozzarella

 

[UncleB]

Beautiful crust man! That's what I'm still striving for.

We have similar tastes in toppings too. My last one for myself was just basil, garlic, tomato and fresh mozzarella

Thanks! Yes - simple really is best!!!!

 

[PlumberSoCal]

Cranberry scones w/ cream cheese

OMG. My wife's a keeper!

 

[Skunky Dunk Farms]

We're giving apple fritters a try.

 

[manthatreeks]

We're giving apple fritters a try. View attachment 105696 View attachment 105697

Nice. How'd they turn out? I want to try stuff like that but I don't want to deal with all the oil afterwards. What do you do with it?