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Jeremy, you made me laugh! It never occurred to me...

2009-05-30T07:53:34.669-04:00

Jeremy, you made me laugh! It never occurred to me that being French is what made me kick that nun. But maybe that's what it was. ;-) At the time though, as I remember, I was mostly indignant at the fact that she had slapped me.
You could try that spent grain bread Reinhart is talking about. There must be some lovely microbreweries around where you live or work since you are in the city.

MC, you amaze me, while I just made a pruneaux et ...

2009-05-30T04:48:33.115-04:00

MC, you amaze me, while I just made a pruneaux et noisette, your making mash bread and what next??!!!
Can't keep up with your pace!
The nun story is great, bucking authority, so French vive la revolution!

Happy baking!

Jeremy

Thank you, Madam Chow! It's a fun bread to make. Y...

2009-05-29T16:58:07.328-04:00

Thank you, Madam Chow! It's a fun bread to make. You should definitely try it!
Stacy, thanks for your visit. I'm with you, I love whole grain breads. I am still trying for the "perfect" one though (as if it existed)...;-)

Hmmm, I've never really known what mash was before...

2009-05-29T15:27:03.753-04:00

Hmmm, I've never really known what mash was before. Sounds challenging and fun! Love that it is all whole wheat, this is a recipe after my own heart.

What an instructive post. I haven't used a mash l...

2009-05-29T12:37:01.349-04:00

What an instructive post. I haven't used a mash like this, and now I'm very curious and looking forward to trying it!

Welcome to Farine, Elizabeth, and thank you for yo...

2009-05-29T09:54:14.800-04:00

Welcome to Farine, Elizabeth, and thank you for your kind words. I have to say I hardly ever bothered with the windowpane test before I started training at the San Francisco Baking Institute, but now I do it all the time. I actually find it very exciting to see the dough evolve from one test to the next and it helps me decide when to stop mixing (I hardly ever knead by hand or rather I usually knead by hand for a couple of minutes after the dough comes out of the mixer, just to get a feel for it). Since you have been hand-kneading for years, you probably know exactly when your dough has the consistency you are looking for. However at SFBI, they use it even on hand-mixed dough to determine whether or not the dough will require folding during the first fermentation.

I don't know if that window pane test ever works a...

2009-05-29T06:42:14.368-04:00

I don't know if that window pane test ever works and keep wondering who invented it. I hand-knead all our bread and gave up on the window pane test years ago.

This mash method is fascinating and your bread looks beautiful! I really like the slashes. And for my taste, the crumb looks perfect. Well done!

-Elizabeth

P.S. Found you via Susan's Yeast Spotting

Susan, I'd love to have your input as to this mash...

2009-05-27T20:43:43.303-04:00

Susan, I'd love to have your input as to this mash business. So yes, please, go for it!
AL, no, I never kicked a nun (or anyone else) again but then the headmistress took extreme care never to cross my path again after that one incident... :-)
Bisous, MC

Bravo ! J'ai bien ri en lisant cette histoire avec...

2009-05-27T15:19:08.904-04:00

Bravo ! J'ai bien ri en lisant cette histoire avec la pauvre Soeur. Heureusement que tu n'as jamais recommencé.
J'essaierai aussi cette recette prochainement. Je trouve que tu as très bien réussi ton pain, plus beau que celui de Reihnhart.
A bientôt
AL

MC, I can't imagine you kicking anyone, much less ...

2009-05-27T13:49:11.706-04:00

MC, I can't imagine you kicking anyone, much less a nun! (But it sounds like she deserved it) Your bread looks every bit as airy as Reinhart's to me. I'm going to have to try this mash business soon.