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stevenpiziks) wrote2011-01-09 10:39 pm
stevenpiziks) wrote2011-01-09 10:39 pm
Dark Baking
The boys like rye bread, even if I don't, and i have all this rye flour in the cupboard. No sense in letting it go to waste! I got some sourdough starter going on Friday, and it was ready by Saturday afternoon. I mixed up a batch of Latvian rye bread dough (though I had to use apple juice instead of cider because the store was out), loving the fact that I have a powerful mixer with a dough hook. I really feel for those countless generations of Latvian women mixing this stuff by hand. It's a HEAVY. Left it to rise and sour overnight.
Since yesterday was so horribly busy, I decided today I would scale way back. I went grocery shopping in the morning, then actually watched TV. (!) And then I got the rye bread going.
Mixed in more flour and some yeast. This recipe is supposed to make two loaves, but the loaves don't even reach the top of the bread pan, so this time I decided to see what would happen if I made one giant loaf. I did this, and put it in the sun to rise for a while before baking. It seemed to work, and the bread looks just fine. It weighs about ten pounds, though! Sasha was impressed. We'll try it tomorrow.
In the middle of this, I threw together some cookies. I was tired of regular chocolate chip, so I melted down some unsweetened chocolate and added that to the dough along with some raisins.
Everything came out dark and delicious. See for yourself!
Since yesterday was so horribly busy, I decided today I would scale way back. I went grocery shopping in the morning, then actually watched TV. (!) And then I got the rye bread going.
Mixed in more flour and some yeast. This recipe is supposed to make two loaves, but the loaves don't even reach the top of the bread pan, so this time I decided to see what would happen if I made one giant loaf. I did this, and put it in the sun to rise for a while before baking. It seemed to work, and the bread looks just fine. It weighs about ten pounds, though! Sasha was impressed. We'll try it tomorrow.
In the middle of this, I threw together some cookies. I was tired of regular chocolate chip, so I melted down some unsweetened chocolate and added that to the dough along with some raisins.
Everything came out dark and delicious. See for yourself!