For the bakers amongst us!

im not sure,... but im thinking no, ebay has them for cheap though

 

sundays apple pie. Pastry made with addition of sour cream



Note to self: needs 3x as much apples next time.

 

At long last, I finally got sourdough bread to work. The loaves needed a full overnight second rise, but they came through.

 

Looks great! With sourdough, if you rely wholly on the natural yeasts, it can take longer to rise for sure. If you want a fast rise, you can add some instant yeast. Typically with sourdough, the longer the rise, your flavors will be more pronounced.

Bieniek, as for apple pie, I always use twice as much as my pie plate will hold! Round 'em up nice and high, tuck and fold the edges of the crust. Make a little drip tray out of foil to catch any stray drippings though!

 

Pierre, the thing was, I wasnt entirely convinced to put raw apples in the pastry - allergy to sogginess. Baked the base first.
SO I fried the marmalade first....

But next time I will be brave and will go for it !!

To strengthen the sourdough, just feed it one extra time.

 

Thank you Pierre for those books. I will buy ''The bread bible'' once I found used, cheaper book.

 

love my apple pies

 

Me too! I never pre-cook the apples. McIntosh are my favorites

 

Ok I have the coffee answer the door!

 

HaHa Jim if ya ever make it to Vancouver B.C. I'd be happy to supply both pie and coffee

 

That looks amazing. See you in September. I'll be heading through Vancouver on a trip to Whistler.

 

Sounds Good always up for some baking and talking knives and such

 

Do you like pens ? I mean yet ?

 

Here are the last loaves I made: Just a couple sourdough baguettes.

 

Nice!

 

There is nothing "just" about it. I saw that pic and instinctively reached for the butter.

 

They were pretty good, I must say.

 

kinda of avoiding that thread for fear of another rabbit hole.....

 

Bob pass it here when you finally get done with it....

I have some really good bakeries near me and that has kept me out of even attempting to bake. Recently the German place that had real honest to goodness Rye bread closed down unexpectedly I am heartbroken.

 

*urp*. I just dropped half a loaf in the pneumatic.

There is nothing like a good rye. Too many classic sandwiches depend on it. My condolences, Jim.