First time in a long time I’ve made the tartine country loaf and actually followed the recipe. God, it’s so good. The way the dough feels, the sheen on the crust, the smell is incredible, just an absolutely fantastic recipe

(I will admit they look pretty underproofed, this recipe usually doesn’t have that vigorous of oven spring or a big ear, but I was impatient)

My shaping was also mediocre at best

Loaf 1: 15 hour cold proof

Loaf 2: 16ish hours

      • frankenswine@lemmy.world
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        13 hours ago

        looks don’t count nearly as much as taste - and this sure looks tasty!

        at least you get big bubbles, even though they are quite irregular. i never manage to get such big bubbles

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      3 days ago

      Literally none. I tend to score my loaves straight down the middle, at a 90° angle, which gives the best oven spring without a massive ear

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    3 days ago

    Cooking is Art, Baking is Science.

    If you want to get anywhere in baking, take a proven recipe and stick to it to the letter. If it says “lick the loaf”, do it, it has a reason…

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      3 days ago

      I mean, that being said, once you get a good guy feeling for the process you can improv pretty well

      But as a general rule I 100% agree

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            2 days ago

            There still is a difference between closely following a recipe and being able to wing it.

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              2 days ago

              The post before this one was without a recipe

              In fairness, though, I have this one largely memorized, so anytime I don’t use a recipe it’s more like, “A jazz rendition of the Tartine country loaf”

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    3 days ago

    This looks super good! Mind sharing your recipe? I wanna try something different than my usual rye bread

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      3 days ago

      Night before: mix 1tbsp leaven, 200g warm water, 200g 50/50 all purpose and whole wheat

      Morning: 700g 80° water, 200g leaven, 900g AP, 100g WW, mix, rest 25-40min

      Add 21g salt dissolved in 50g water

      Bulk ferment 3-4 hours, 2-3 folds in the first 60-90 minutes (can take longer, this recipe moves slowly)

      After BF, divide and shape into rounds for 20-30min bench rest

      Shape into loaves and rise at room temp for 3-4 hours, or 12-18 in the fridge

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      3 days ago

      Not really, I’ve used the store brand all purpose, but this one is exclusively king arthur bread and whole wheat, since I’m doing a side-by-side comparison with a buddy to diagnose any issues with his technique