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Recipe Making a Sourdough Starter (aka Poolish or Levain or Wild Yeast)

Making a Sourdough Starter (aka Poolish or Levain or Wild Yeast)
You may not know this, but a mere year and three months ago was the first time I made a yeast bread...and felt comfortable with it! I was scared of those little yeasties. What was that secret that I wasn't privy to. The secret of[...]

Levain
Since I often get asked about levain , I thought I would post this brief recap. If you have other questions, don't hesitate to let me know and I'll research the answer to the best of my abilities. Stained-glass window(13th century) in[...]

Croissants au Levain

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Since my first attempt with a starter with the Bread Baking Babes some time ago I fell in love with sourdough baking. When I found this recipe in 'The Village Baker's Wife' I had to try it and it was a hit ! The croissants are very good[...]

Sourdough Spelt Pumpkin Bread
It is always preferable (and more affordable) to use the seasonal produce, so I promise you that this wouldn't be the final pumpkin recipe. :-)) So please do bear with me with all my repetitious pumpkin recipes. 470 g Spelt #630 flour[...]

Recipe Sourdough Caramelized Onion Boule

Sourdough Caramelized Onion Boule
A delightful combination of the caramelized onion and dill makes this sourdough boule extremely flavourful and delicious! Recipe adapted from Brot backen-Köstliche Rezepte aus der guten alten Zeit 2 Onions 50 g Olive oil 200 g[...]

Pain au Levain with Chia Seeds
Trying a new ingredient or a new formula excites me. If I find a new method or a new ingredient to make my daily bread the next morning, I often feel too excited to sleep the night before. I read about the Chia seed in[...]

Recipe Hamelman's Pain au levain in a pot

Hamelman's Pain au levain in a pot
This weekend tried out Hamelman's Pain au levain recipe, but with an extended proofing time and cooked in a cast iron pot. After a litlle initial kneading (12 kneads every 10 mins for the first half hour) I left it to proof in bulk at room[...]

Recipe Light Rye & Light Wholemeal Rustic Pain au Levain

Light Rye & Light Wholemeal Rustic Pain au Levain
Recently I asked LeadDog what bread he would pair with his favourite wine and he said Pierre Nury's Rustic Light Rye . This gave me the opportunity to have a good look at how this bread was made. The formula came from Daniel[...]

White Leaven Bread
The cultured yeast together with lactic bacteria create a distinctive, sour taste to the crumb. The recipe adapted from The Handmade Loaf by Dan Lepard . I used rye and white leavens to make this bread while the original one used just[...]

Vermont Spelt Sourdough
Recipe Source: 1. Vermont Sauerteigbrot from Petras Brotkasten 2. Bread: A Baker's Book of Techniques and Recipes This is my submission to HBinFive at BigBlackDogs . Fluid Starter Dough 30 g[...]