Head to head with Strong Flour, Strong Wholemeal and Rye. How do they stack as sourdough starters?
Month: Mar 2020
Twisty Soft Baps
Baps, buns, rolls, cobs, teacakes, batch, whatever you want to call them. They’re great for bacon sandwiches, with soup or as a side to an evening meal. Soft baps are characterised by having a soft (surprise!) crust, a fluffy crumb and basic white bread deliciousness. Make tons at a time and freeze them, thawing only… Continue reading Twisty Soft Baps
Twisty Basic White Bread
I guess most of us start our bread-baking journey with Basic White Bread. I’m not sure I can offer much more than the back of a packet of flour will tell you, but my thoughts are after the recipe below. Ingredients Method Throw everything in a bowl and mix by hand until it forms a… Continue reading Twisty Basic White Bread
Twisty Test Kitchen: Sourdough Baking Methods
Around the interwebs, you will find much advice on how to achieve that glorious explosive oven spring we all crave. One thing they all have in common is very simple advice. Use steam! Yup, steam is the magic ingredient mentioned in every recipe. The ways to add steam to you oven include: Bake inside a… Continue reading Twisty Test Kitchen: Sourdough Baking Methods
Twisty Sourdough
Adapted from Bake With Jack Ingredients 450g Strong White Bread Flour 310g water at room temperature 100g of Rye Sourdough Starter 10g Fine Salt Method Mix everything until formed in to a shaggy ball. Cover bowl with tea towel/shower cap/cling film and rest for 30mins. Stretch & fold every 30 mins, total of four times… Continue reading Twisty Sourdough
Twisty Starter Scrapings
If you want to know how to make a sourdough starter, just go visit the Bake With Jack blog and use his method. I’ve abbreviated it below. Sourdough Lessons I achieved success with the Bake With Jack method on my first try. After two other failures – you know the kind: Take a glass jar… Continue reading Twisty Starter Scrapings
Starting with Sourdough
(If you want recipes without the waffle, you can click here for Twisty Sourdough and Twisty Country Sourdough). So I’d been baking basic white bread for a while, and browsing baking forums for tips on improving my loaves. I couldn’t help but notice the hype around Artisanal Sourdough and all the faithful followers. Despite the… Continue reading Starting with Sourdough
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