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Recipe: Boston Brown Bread with Sourdough

This is a “thirded” Boston brown bread, meaning it is made with equal amounts of whole wheat and rye flours and cornmeal because wheat was too scarce and expensive to use on its own in colonial times. It is cooked … Continue reading

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Recipe: Josey Baker’s Everything Bread

Everything Bread captures the garlicky, seed-y essence of an everything bagel but with the added tang of Josey Baker’s sourdough. Josey gave me some clues about the preparation; I guessed the rest and think I got pretty close to what … Continue reading

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Wok-Fired Croutons!

Turns out the wok is the perfect vessel for making crispy, garlicky croutons. Who knew? The method and benefits: *Start by heating olive to the smoking point, turn down a bit, add chopped garlic and toss, away from the heat, … Continue reading

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Recipe: Sourdough Rye with Anise and Caraway

This pleasing sourdough rye started with a need to use up some white rye flour, but more common medium rye would work fine. Makes one two-pound loaf. Ingredients: 200 g refreshed whole rye starter @100% hydration 375 g (1 1/2 … Continue reading

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What to do with leftover sourdough starter

Being obsessively thrifty, I have traditionally not had leftover sourdough starter after making a recipe. I keep around 150 g of 60% starter (for no good reason, I have several of them) in the refrigerator and when I get ready for a … Continue reading

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Recipe: Go-To Sourdough Bread

This is my favorite sourdough bread recipe which I’ve been tweaking for the past couple of years. I am obsessed with making presentable baguettes, but it also makes excellent and reliable boules and batards for sandwiches and everyday use. It … Continue reading

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Recipe: Olive Bread with Rye Starter

I have to say this is the best olive bread I have experienced, with wonderful tartness due to large amounts of rye starter plus a long fermentation. Makes two 1 1/2 lb loaves. Ingredients: 225 g  rye starter at 100% … Continue reading

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How I made sourdough bread in a hotel room, sort of

Staying this week in a hotel room with a kitchenette, I decided to build on my experience with hotel room kale salad. Was it possible to come up with an edible loaf using only flour, water, store-bought yeast and salt? … Continue reading

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How to get big(ger) holes in your baguettes

[New to Burnt My Fingers? See UPDATE at the end of this post.] Big, lacy holes are a right of passage in baguette making. Big holes in baguettes mean an airy, well-made loaf with a chewy, tasty crumb. Contributing factors … Continue reading

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Baking Hamelman’s 80% rye “Affidavit Bread”

The other day I baked up a wonderful pullman loaf of 80% whole rye that’s perfect for serving with smoked salmon or some of the nice Brooklyn whitefish salad I had left over from a party last weekend. With a … Continue reading

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