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I am so hungry I can't think of anything but food. >< I haven't eaten anything since about 5:30pm last night, and I can't eat anything until hours from now -- after my doctor takes a blood sample to test my cholesterol levels. *headdesk* Soooooooo hungrrryyyy. I even dreamed last night that I accidentally ate corn.
I guess summer really was a mere 3 weeks this year. It's been hovering in the 60s since mid-July, and while it's sunny out, the temperatures still don't get very hot. It's such a bummer to someone like me, who really, really enjoys warmer weather. I hate the cold.
Last night I baked a sourdough loaf without using a pan! I've tried doing this before, but the results weren't good. This time I followed the instructions from The Bread Bible, and it came out great!
I waited the minimum amount of time for the dough to rise during the second-to-last proofing and this is what I saw when I checked on it. Go yeast go! Dough exploding through plastic and over the top of the jar -- that's a new one for me.
Crust a little overdone maybe? I baked it for the minimum amount of time suggested, but maybe the rack was too high in the oven. The book did say it should be "burnished," but maybe this is a little too dark.
Sorry this shot of the crumb is such a bad photo; I still don't know how to take close-up shots with my camera in semi-light that doesn't make it too dark to see, or too bright with the flash. What this photo doesn't show is how soft and creamy the inside is, compared to the crispy crust.
The story of my "yeast journey" from early college days to now is here. I'm trying to keep only results and such on this journal, rather than experimentation and the stories behind the stuff I make.
An old work friend is having a barbecue at his place this weekend -- I can't wait! I love barbecues a ridiculous amount.
Ugh. I am going to eat SO MUCH after I'm done at the doctor's, I can just tell. My stomach is going to accept nothing less after being deprived all this time.
I guess summer really was a mere 3 weeks this year. It's been hovering in the 60s since mid-July, and while it's sunny out, the temperatures still don't get very hot. It's such a bummer to someone like me, who really, really enjoys warmer weather. I hate the cold.
Last night I baked a sourdough loaf without using a pan! I've tried doing this before, but the results weren't good. This time I followed the instructions from The Bread Bible, and it came out great!
I waited the minimum amount of time for the dough to rise during the second-to-last proofing and this is what I saw when I checked on it. Go yeast go! Dough exploding through plastic and over the top of the jar -- that's a new one for me.
Crust a little overdone maybe? I baked it for the minimum amount of time suggested, but maybe the rack was too high in the oven. The book did say it should be "burnished," but maybe this is a little too dark.
Sorry this shot of the crumb is such a bad photo; I still don't know how to take close-up shots with my camera in semi-light that doesn't make it too dark to see, or too bright with the flash. What this photo doesn't show is how soft and creamy the inside is, compared to the crispy crust.
The story of my "yeast journey" from early college days to now is here. I'm trying to keep only results and such on this journal, rather than experimentation and the stories behind the stuff I make.
An old work friend is having a barbecue at his place this weekend -- I can't wait! I love barbecues a ridiculous amount.
Ugh. I am going to eat SO MUCH after I'm done at the doctor's, I can just tell. My stomach is going to accept nothing less after being deprived all this time.
