I've never baked bread and if it doesn't work out, the wild critters will be more than happy to eat my mistake!
#EdenCooks - Russian Rose Bread - Mon. Feb 18 at 8pm EST
02/18/2013
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AW, so pretty. I tried to verify the image link but it 404'd on me.
Originally posted by
Antipova
Oh, shoot. I had originally missed my .jpg, I thought I had fixed it. It's just a bread preview:
Fallen, good to see you here. I hope you're doing well!
02/18/2013
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Sounds brilliant, WW!
Originally posted by
Wicked Wahine
I've never baked bread and if it doesn't work out, the wild critters will be more than happy to eat my mistake!
And I love it so much, Angel Do you go to culinary school?
The most frustrating part of baking with yeast is the timing. Since you are using the properties of living organisms, you have to give them food, and a temperature they can live at, and time to eat, reproduce, and breathe. (The CO2 they produce gives your bread lift.) If you want to get to bed on time, you'll need to start your bread on time. For this recipe, the dough is conditioned in the evening, then is put into the fridge until you can shape and bake it the next day. On the baking day you will only need about a half-hour to shape it and an hour to proof and 30-40 minutes in the oven; but on the day before you will need two and a half hours to develop the dough, and about another hour to let the dough rise before you refridgerate it. So plan this so you start as soon as you get home from work.
The first step in getting your bread started is to autolyse the flour. This basically means, since you don't want to have to knead for 20 minutes because your hands would fall off, you mix the flour and the water and let the flour hydrate at its own pace. It is also important to let the rye flour hydrate---something about rye makes its particles sharp after milling, so unless they get softened by water, they can slice your gluten strands. Then your bread will have no body.
So, to get going, mix your all purpose flour and your rye flour. Add the water at 95F (I just turned my tap as hot as it would go.) Mix them up, cover with saran wrap, and let them sit for an hour so the flour absorbs moisture.
02/18/2013
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Bread is one of my favorite things to make. Just makes the house smell so yummy and welcome, glad to see you here!
Originally posted by
Wicked Wahine
I've never baked bread and if it doesn't work out, the wild critters will be more than happy to eat my mistake!
02/18/2013
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I'm just resting up from a long weekend. I'm trying not to get the cold that my little girl has. I've taken Airborne in hopes of stopping it. *Crosses fingers*
Originally posted by
Ansley
AW, so pretty. I tried to verify the image link but it 404'd on me.
Fallen, good to see you here. I hope you're doing well!
Fallen, good to see you here. I hope you're doing well!
02/18/2013
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Thanks, wasn't sure how this would work.
Originally posted by
Ansley
Bread is one of my favorite things to make. Just makes the house smell so yummy and welcome, glad to see you here!
02/18/2013
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Looks like you've got the hang of it, though
Originally posted by
Wicked Wahine
Thanks, wasn't sure how this would work.
02/18/2013
If I omit the hot sauce, should I substitute Apple Cider vinegar?
02/18/2013
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I love making pumpkin and banana breads as well as Parmesan breads in the fall.
Originally posted by
Ansley
Bread is one of my favorite things to make. Just makes the house smell so yummy and welcome, glad to see you here!
I'm really into bread making in the fall, for some strange reason.
02/18/2013
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Quick breads I can do & love making in the Fall, as well!
Originally posted by
XxFallenAngelxX
I love making pumpkin and banana breads as well as Parmesan breads in the fall.
I'm really into bread making in the fall, for some strange reason.
I'm really into bread making in the fall, for some strange reason.
02/18/2013
Looks like my Nana's house....she was my best friend's Polish Gramma. I remember the smell of the bread was HEAVENLY!
02/18/2013
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I hope you don't get it!
Originally posted by
XxFallenAngelxX
I'm just resting up from a long weekend. I'm trying not to get the cold that my little girl has. I've taken Airborne in hopes of stopping it. *Crosses fingers*
I've eaten a lot of fresh oranges in the last couple of weeks to avoid getting sick since my husband was traveling at the end of January.
02/18/2013
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HOnestly, it's just for flavor, there's no need to substitute it. Just ignore it
Originally posted by
Wicked Wahine
If I omit the hot sauce, should I substitute Apple Cider vinegar?
And Fallen Angel, me too. Fall and winter, it just warms the house...
Since making the pesto takes just a few minutes, once your dough is in a resting state (whether autolysing, or the final rise before you tuck it into the fridge), collect your ingredients and go to town. Making the pesto should be easy. Simply take each of the ingredients, dump them into a food processor, and mix until it is a consistent paste. You can store this in the fridge for up to two weeks, so if you want to make a double batch so you can put some on pasta later, go ahead.
That was pretty easy, right?
If you don't have a food processor, you can mince everything very very finely, but expect it to take a little bit of extra time.
02/18/2013
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Ditto! I'm not too keen on Parmesan breads but I do love a good pumpkin, raisin or banana bread in the fall!
Originally posted by
XxFallenAngelxX
I love making pumpkin and banana breads as well as Parmesan breads in the fall.
I'm really into bread making in the fall, for some strange reason.
I'm really into bread making in the fall, for some strange reason.
02/18/2013
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I'm into cooking more often in the fall. I mainly grill in the summer.
Originally posted by
Wicked Wahine
Quick breads I can do & love making in the Fall, as well!
02/18/2013
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In the summer I steam things a lot. So fast, and doesn't heat your house up. And I don't have a grill because I am an apartment-dweller
Originally posted by
XxFallenAngelxX
I'm into cooking more often in the fall. I mainly grill in the summer.
02/18/2013
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Isn't it ironic that the season we have such bounty, is the time no one wants to cook it all or eat a lot?
Originally posted by
XxFallenAngelxX
I'm into cooking more often in the fall. I mainly grill in the summer.
02/18/2013
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I love the smell of baking bread! I grew up with my mother and great grandmother, who both made bread all the time, so I associate that smell with them.
Originally posted by
Ansley
Bread is one of my favorite things to make. Just makes the house smell so yummy and welcome, glad to see you here!
02/18/2013
After your autolyse, your dough will look like this. An hour makes a pretty big difference!
It is a good idea here to pick out any lumps of dryish flour that didn't hydrate well, both from your dough mass and from your bowl. They get in the way later if you don't.
Add your wheat flour and your yeast. The whole wheat flour could have been added with the autolyse, but it is such a small amount that it will hydrate anyway. And I kept it back so I could mix in the yeast more evenly since it mingles with the other dry particles.
Mix in and knead...
cover and let sit for 10 minutes.
It is a good idea here to pick out any lumps of dryish flour that didn't hydrate well, both from your dough mass and from your bowl. They get in the way later if you don't.
Add your wheat flour and your yeast. The whole wheat flour could have been added with the autolyse, but it is such a small amount that it will hydrate anyway. And I kept it back so I could mix in the yeast more evenly since it mingles with the other dry particles.
Mix in and knead...
cover and let sit for 10 minutes.
02/18/2013
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Steaming is great as well. I'm looking into a steamer now.
Originally posted by
Antipova
In the summer I steam things a lot. So fast, and doesn't heat your house up. And I don't have a grill because I am an apartment-dweller
I've been reading about many different types of sushi rolls lately and I want to make some. Do you ever make those? I would love to have a class on something of that nature. I mainly eat the cooked rolls.
02/18/2013
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Hey, long time no see! Hope you've been doing well.
Originally posted by
Pixel
I love the smell of baking bread! I grew up with my mother and great grandmother, who both made bread all the time, so I associate that smell with them.
02/18/2013
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Sigel is a grilling machine in the summer...we do lots of soups and breads in the fall and winter
Originally posted by
XxFallenAngelxX
I'm into cooking more often in the fall. I mainly grill in the summer.
02/18/2013
The outcome looks amazing! Sorry I'm late!
02/18/2013
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Exactly, lol. I love to grill fish and chicken. We don't do a lot of red meat here. I love to grill different veggies. It's easy, quick and delicious.
Originally posted by
Wicked Wahine
Isn't it ironic that the season we have such bounty, is the time no one wants to cook it all or eat a lot?
02/18/2013
I'm here! Sorry.
02/18/2013
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Hello - You got here just in time.
Originally posted by
PropertyOfPotter
The outcome looks amazing! Sorry I'm late!
02/18/2013
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Hello
Originally posted by
SneakersAndPearls
I'm here! Sorry.
02/18/2013
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I wish I had a guy would would cook for me, lol.
Originally posted by
Airen Wolf
Sigel is a grilling machine in the summer...we do lots of soups and breads in the fall and winter
02/18/2013
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awesome!
Originally posted by
XxFallenAngelxX
Hello - You got here just in time.
02/18/2013
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Ooooooh, now this would be a cool class. I have only made sushi once, but I have some friends with more practice, I could definitely pick their brains...
Originally posted by
XxFallenAngelxX
Steaming is great as well. I'm looking into a steamer now.
I've been reading about many different types of sushi rolls lately and I want to make some. Do you ever make those? I would love to have a class on something of that nature. I ... more
I've been reading about many different types of sushi rolls lately and I want to make some. Do you ever make those? I would love to have a class on something of that nature. I ... more
Steaming is great as well. I'm looking into a steamer now.
I've been reading about many different types of sushi rolls lately and I want to make some. Do you ever make those? I would love to have a class on something of that nature. I mainly eat the cooked rolls. less
I've been reading about many different types of sushi rolls lately and I want to make some. Do you ever make those? I would love to have a class on something of that nature. I mainly eat the cooked rolls. less
Now you're ready to add sugar. While flour provides a complex food for the yeast, sugar provides a simple, easy-to-digest food that will really boost yeast growth. Kick up your yeast activity by adding your sugar.
Knead in the same way, cover, and let rest 10 minutes again.
02/18/2013