Ben Bread 1 – sourdough white loaf. Starter originally from the Wild Yeast Bakery – the San Francisco culture. Fed and nurtured in Orkney by Fenella and passed on to me. I think Fenella had been feeding the culture with wholemeal flour. I gave it two feeds of stoneground white before use. When I taste-tested …
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Adventures with Ben
Fenella’s starter has been named Ben, obviously. The instruction sheet for Ben is very complicated. He originated in San Francisco and seems to be a tender soul, in need of doses of mineral water, greenhouse temperatures and so on. It makes me sad that I killed my rugged Orkney starter, Ben. I fed Ben again …
Cracking on
Festive greetings, to those of you who might expect them. The planned early start for today did not quite happen but I am pleased to say that the sour dough loaves are in the oven. The milk for today’s Bread Sauce is infusing nicely too, and potatoes are poised for par-boiling. Perhaps I am not …
Could they do it? Yes, they could!
Well, colour me amazed. The order that I placed on Tuesday night was dispatched on Wednesday and between them, Amazon and the Royal Mail did their stuff, with the luvverly Norma delivering my books this morning. Well done to all concerned! I have been watching the DVD from Crust and find myself thinking that Brioche …
Amazon plays Bob the Builder?
We are in those dark days of the year, the ones after the Solstice when the days may be lengthening but the sun rises ever later. I find that it can induce depression and a great need to cling to my bed. It is a measure of my dedication to my developing art then, that …
Limping along
I had great baking plans for today but I think that they will come to naught. Yesterday’s trip to town was not particularly fruitful. The Pineapple Mission failed, so I didn’t buy the rum either. Nor did I find non-homogenised milk for cheese-making. I did bring home Spelt flour – I want to make a …