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Nella Acceber ([personal profile] walkitout) wrote2022-10-16 05:23 pm

Sunday: sheets, showers, breads

We did sheets today. So that’s nice.

A. had a swimming lesson, so she got a shower after and I did her hair.

I also had a shower today.

Yesterday / last night I made bread and got for real oven spring. I’ve never gotten it to work properly with a loaf. I used my sourdough (which is 100% whole grain) and a lot of King Arthur Special Patent and water, with oil for the glass loaf pan (and basted the top with it). Turned out great; the lack of salt was noticeable altho butter it and it’s fantastic. It qualifies as “restaurant bread” at least for A., who had a slice toasted instead of her waffle at breakfast, and a couple slices in a grilled cheese at lunch. I had some last night, and then made pizza toast with a couple slices for lunch. Yum.

The white flour sourdough I had set up last night expanded a _lot_ and behaved roughly like slime. Window pane to the nth degree. So I used that to make rolls and got crazy oven spring on those, too.

Finally, I got out the drum sieves and bolted some flour. I put the bran bits that I couldn’t reduce enough into the freezer (maybe I’ll top a loaf with them) and am using the rest in the experimental sourdough crock. We’ll see how this goes.

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