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20170104
I forgot to cut the bread top prior to putting it in the oven.
To exacerbate the issue, I put the bread in the oven and then turned on the heat. As a result, the crust dried before
I set out the starter for a day at room temperature. I think this helped the bread consistency. Everything after that was a sequence of mistakes.
Ingredients:
1 cup of unbleached flour, 2 cups of bread flour (I unintentionally used non-bread flour)
1 teaspoon of salt
2.5 teaspoons yeast
cold water which had sat in the fridge overnight
20150111
3 cups "all purpose" bleached enriched flour
1 teaspoon salt
2.5 teaspoons Fleischmann's Active Dry yeast
1/2 cup sour dough starter
water
mix with bread mixer
in fridge 12 hours, loosely covered with Saran wrap
remove from fridge
no kneading, score with knife, let rise in glass pan for 2 hours uncovered
place pan in oven at room temperature
heat oven to 455F, bake until golden brown
description of result:
bread crust is dry and unappealing
texture of bread is dense; few air holes
20150111
3 cups "all purpose" bleached enriched flour
1 teaspoon salt
2.5 teaspoons Fleischmann's Active Dry yeast
1/2 cup sour dough starter
water
shredded cheddar cheese
mix with bread mixer
in fridge 12 hours, loosely covered with Saran wrap
remove from fridge; knead by hand, let rise in glass pan for 2 hours uncovered
place pan in oven at room temperature
heat oven to 455F, bake until golden brown
description of result:
bread crust is smooth and even
texture of bread is airy and flaky; small to medium air holes
observation: kneading manually after removing from fridge yielded good density and crust
20150112
3 cups "all purpose" bleached enriched flour
1 teaspoon salt
2.5 teaspoons Fleischmann's Active Dry yeast
water
mix with bread mixer
in fridge 12 hours, no cover
remove from fridge; knead by hand, let rise in glass pan for 1 hours uncovered
place pan in oven at room temperature
heat oven to 455F, bake until golden brown
description of result: dense bread, tough crust
observation: more time was needed to allow second rise
20150112
3 cups "all purpose" bleached enriched flour
1 teaspoon salt
2.5 teaspoons Fleischmann's Active Dry yeast
water
mix with fork
in fridge 12 hours, loose cover
remove from fridge; let rise on greased aluminum foil for 1 hour uncovered
place pan in oven at room temperature
heat oven to 455F, bake until golden brown
description of result:
visually unappealing crust
small air pockets
observation: lack of bread pan yields more even density; insufficient time to rise
20150113
3 cups bread flour, unbleached
1 teaspoon salt
2.5 teaspoons Fleischmann's Active Dry yeast
water
mix with fork
in fridge 12 hours, loose cover
remove from fridge; let rise on greased aluminum foil for 1 hour covered
heat oven to 455F
place pan in oven at 455
bake until golden brown
description of result:
visually unappealing crust
small to medium air pockets
20150117
3 cups bread flour, unbleached
1 teaspoon salt
2.5 teaspoons Fleischmann's Active Dry yeast
2 tablespoons garlic powder
water
mix with fork
in fridge 24 hours, loose cover
remove from fridge; let rise on greased aluminum foil for 1 hour covered
heat oven to 455F
place pan in oven at 455
bake until golden brown
description of result:
visually unappealing crust
small to medium air pockets
20150117
3 cups bread flour, unbleached
1 teaspoon salt
2.5 teaspoons Fleischmann's Active Dry yeast
2 tablespoons garlic powder
water
mix with fork
in fridge 24 hours, loose cover
remove from fridge; let rise on greased aluminum foil for 1 hour covered
heat oven to 455F
place pan in oven at 455
bake until golden brown
description of result:
visually unappealing crust
small to medium air pockets
20150117
3 cups bread flour, unbleached
1 teaspoon salt
2.5 teaspoons Fleischmann's Active Dry yeast
2 tablespoons garlic powder
water
mix with fork
in fridge 24 hours, loose cover
remove from fridge; let rise on greased aluminum foil for 1 hour covered
heat oven to 455F
place pan in oven at 455
bake until golden brown
description of result:
visually unappealing crust
small to medium air pockets
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