Yesterday was supposed to be my bread baking day. Myself, @jyokota, @taffy and @pistache got a fabulous bread recipe from Jane @jpittenger. They have all baked theirs which looked fabulous. I was so excited and started mine. Just before it was supposed to go into the oven we had a power outage for 6 hours. That left me with a rising dough and nowhere to go! A friend suggested if it flows over the pan, I should beat it down and let it proof again. Well that was a big mistake as it did not rise again. When the power came on at night, I did bake it to see what would happen. It was rather flat, but did taste very good. I should have made your crackers Junko! I will definitely try it again. I must admit that I halved the recipe! Sorry ladies, it was not worth photographing ;-)
i don't think you could ever look like this bird, diana! ummm i haven't used the recipe yet - maybe today's the day. sorry to hear the power outage interfered with your carefully-laid plans. bread making feels more like an art to me as the 'science' behind it is dependent on so many different things ... which makes the journey tricky at times, but all the more rewarding when you end up with a loaf you like :)
Oh, Diana..you made me smile...You could not possibly look like this Dikkop in a million years.. Try again & I do hope you do not have another power outage...
I'm going to have a go at some bread tomorrow as I'm attending a big conference via zoom all day. But I can't eat gluten so I got a recipe for some gluten free chia seed and almond meal bread from my sister to try. it never looks as good as 'regular' bread, but this one does taste rather divine ... if it works.
He looks miffed :-) If I have bread dough fermenting and I can't bake it I usually just put it in the fridge until I can. Low temps slows down the yeast activity. My sourdough starter lives in the fridge and I only feed it once a week. If I miss a week or two it is perfectly fine and will start puffing up again as soon as I feed it :-)
This photo made me laugh -- but your story made me sad. I'm so sorry that you went to all that trouble and you didn't even get a photo out of it (yes, photography is THE goal, right?) But I'm glad it tasted good. My first one was flat (perhaps because I didn't have that curved shaping pan Jane uses) and I even ended up slicing some of it horizontally into half and toasting it. The taste was terrific toasted, and then dipped into olive oil and Dukkah. Weren't you going to try a loaf pan?
@helstor I almost suggested that, too -- but if their power was out they probably weren't opening their fridge? (plus I wasn't sure how that would work, but glad to hear from you that it does in case I need to know this for myself!)
Funny bird face. Sorry about your power failure. I've had success with either putting dough I couldn't bake into the fridge overnight or even freezing the dough, then defrosting it.
His expression made me laugh thinking about your frustration! It fits the mood perfectly. I am so sorry you had to deal with the poor timing of the outage (is there ever a GOOD time?)
@helstor Thanks Helge, good to know. That was my first try with sourdough. My email is in my profile, would you mind mailing me your recipe please?
@jyokota Yes I did try a loaf pan Junko, it was full up to the brim and I did not know if it could flow over as it was rather bubbly. The pan was obviously too small, so when I kneaded it again, I put it in a larger one. It just did not rise anymore. Will try again next week. Photography was not my motive Junko, Jane's just looked and sounded so delicious ;-)
@redy4et Thanks for the info Elizabeth, good to know for next time.
June 13th, 2020
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Lovely bird, can't believe byiu looked like that though?!!
This chap does look rather startled.
@jyokota Yes I did try a loaf pan Junko, it was full up to the brim and I did not know if it could flow over as it was rather bubbly. The pan was obviously too small, so when I kneaded it again, I put it in a larger one. It just did not rise anymore. Will try again next week. Photography was not my motive Junko, Jane's just looked and sounded so delicious ;-)
@redy4et Thanks for the info Elizabeth, good to know for next time.