On 16/06/2016 5:18 PM, Janet B wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:39:48 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
>> On 16/06/2016 12:23 PM, Janet B wrote:
>>>
>>> Something with ground beef.
>>> I went outside to work in the yard. I got the corn thinned and it
>>> started to rain. I came inside. Then the sun came out, I went
>>> outside to do some more stuff. Then it hailed. I came back inside.
>>> My husband is deciding if he has enough time to mow the lawn before it
>>> rains again. The heck with it. I'm thawing a package of ground beef.
>>> I'll figure something out towards dinner time. I'm going to read
>>> today.
>>> Janet US
>>>
>> I've had a bread-baking binge. 2x900g miches using excess SD starter
>> with yeast and 2x750g pain au levain. Flour mix of strong white, organic
>> WW (15% protein) and some rye.
>> I also made 3x300g tin loaves of cracked grain bread and I'll be eating
>> that with salad for supper. I soaked a cracked multi-grain mix in
>> boiling water and then left it in the fridge for a few days to soften
>> the grains. The trouble is, the grains on the surface have hardened
>> during the bake:-( Still, the texture and flavour are superb.
>> Graham
> I just put my Sourdough starter to bed in the freezer thinking that it
> would be too warm for baking for the next 90 or so days. Hot last
> week, cold this week. Your dough mixes sound lovely. Put some in the
> freezer so that you don't have to eat so quickly
> Janet US
>
I've just tried a slice of the pain-au-levain and I think it must rate
as some of the best bread I've ever made:-) The other loaf is in the
freezer along with the rest of the binge-bake. I'm ready now for friends
who are arriving next week.
Graham