A lazy post...I spent the past 24 hours (not every minute of every hour, but 24 hours start to finish with lots of waiting time in between) making this sourdough rye bread (I discovered at the end I did not have the poppy or sesame seeds to roll in before baking, so used sunflower seeds which essentially just fall off). I used @jgpittenger 's recipe shared with me by @jyokota who made it the way it was supposed to look (see Junko's link below).
When Junko suggested posting and tagging (which many of you know we like to do), I was too lazy to (a) get my camera and (b) move the bread to a breadboard. Instead I spent more time than it would have taken to retake the picture using textures to hide the bad composition. And guess what, it didn't work!
See Junko's bread result at: https://365project.org/jyokota/365/2020-06-03
I love it - it looks completely delicious! But your story made me laugh too. Last time I tried adding seeds to bread, they rolled off until my cousin, who is a pastry chef, told me to use an egg wash. Then they stayed put.
@ludwigsdiana Had a taste last night and it was good with butter, and today made a little breakfast sandwich out of smoked salmon, dill, sprouts, and cream cheese -- awesome!
No onions in this one. I think you're thinking of the scallion pancakes. I'm trying those this week as well and will use the scallions most likely.
@maggiemae I share the same problem! I put one loaf in the freeze and am trying to find someone in our building who might like half of the one I kept out. I love baking but don't do it anymore very much since Jim has willpower and I have none!
@newbank@ludwigsdiana@casablanca@taffy -- I watched the video and all five are viable ways but maybe this is why Jane's recipe calls for the "spray water" -- and seems her recipe said to "roll" seeds? Hmmm... Jane posted a photo of her bread along with the recipe. Let me go take a look and see.
Ok, so I'm back having looked at her photo and recipe and Jane puts her seeds on before the last rise so maybe that's how it stays on? and she sprays before baking. Maybe to make the bread crisp?
@newbank@taffy He's great! Watched that video and signed up for the weekly newsletter too - he's my kind of cook! Thanks for that. @jyokota Jack in the video puts it on immediately before baking, which is what my pastry chef cousin told me to do too. I am sure many people have their own techniques. Find what works, I guess, and use that!
It looks so good!! I have stopped making bread as I just have to eat it and then I have to have thick butter on it!! No will power!! I have been baking cakes since we have been down here in Devon as Denise keeps bringing me freshly laid eggs. One more week to go down here and then the cake making has to stop!!
I add 3/4 c of chopped onions when I’m adding the flour. I’ve never sprayed the bread. I think poppy seeds and sesame stay on better than sunflowers and I do roll the loaves in the seeds before rising the loaves. I love all the conversations this has elicited
Not wanting to play favourites but @jyokota bread is better looking than yours 😂Those sunflower seeds just don’t look right although I'm sure they don't affect how delicious it must have been.
Hope this helps Taffy. Looks good.
@jyokota -- check this site out from Ruth: https://www.bakewithjack.co.uk/videos/2019/11/14/bread-tip-123-five-ways-to-stick-seeds-to-you-bread-dough-so-they-dont-fall-off
No onions in this one. I think you're thinking of the scallion pancakes. I'm trying those this week as well and will use the scallions most likely.
Ok, so I'm back having looked at her photo and recipe and Jane puts her seeds on before the last rise so maybe that's how it stays on? and she sprays before baking. Maybe to make the bread crisp?
http://365project.org/jgpittenger/extras/2020-06-02
@jyokota Jack in the video puts it on immediately before baking, which is what my pastry chef cousin told me to do too. I am sure many people have their own techniques. Find what works, I guess, and use that!