Sourdough Bread

My sourdough starter is now one year old. Thank you Breadtopia.com for the instructions on how to make your own starter. I've kept it alive through probably 50 loaves and a vacation or two.

For this recipe:

6 cups of starter 100% hydration
3 cups wheat four
3 cups white flour
1 tsp of salt

Cate's Birthday Bagels

Mom requested some home made bagels yesterday. It was Cate's birthday, so we have Cate's birthday bagels.

8 Cups of AP flour
3.5 Cups water
4 tsp yeast (double acting or bread machine yeast)
1 tsp salt

Toppings:
Cheddar cheese
Dill
Garlic
Salt
Poppy seeds



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Joe's Pizza

I purchased a grill for the lake after the old one wouldn't cut it any more. You can't cook a steak on 1/2 a BTU. I got a Home Depot $129 special and put it together. On another note, my neighbor bailed me out of a jam yesterday with the boat. In honor of keen insight I made a pizza as the first fruits of the new grill and delivered it to his door.

Sourdough Bread - One Loaf

Today was sourdough, same starter I started before Christmas. Here are the sequence of pictures. I didn't measure out everything, I had about two coups of starter and added about two cups of flower following the usual directions. It rose until it more then doubled. Punched it down and proofed it until it was over the dish as you can see from the pictures. Cooked at 400 until it was done, about 30 minutes.

Stuffed Pizza; Some say Chicago style.

Roll out your dough as thin as you can, about 1/8th inch. Put in a layer of cheeze and you ingredients followed by a layer of cheeze.

Roll out another dough and put it over the top. Roll the circle of dough around the edge. Poke holes in the second layer to vent the bottom layer while cooking.

Then put a layer of sause, cheeze, and more toppings on the second layer. Put in 375 degree oven for 45 minutes.

Here is one of the pizzas just out of the oven. This needs to sit about 10 minutes prior to cutting open to serve. This could use a good salad to join it, but tonight it was just pizza.

Here are the two pies for dinner. The kids are doing the larger one. Mom & dad, the smaller one with a lot more veggies. This takes about 45 minutes to bake at 375 degrees.

Here is a view of the pies cut in two. This is a great dish for a meal. Check out the site www.foodwishes.com for a video on how to make it.

How Beginners Do Sourdough

Here is a quick look at getting some sourghdough to bake. This is a little over 4 cups of 100% hydration starter, 3.5 cups of flour, with salt and oil.

A big thanks to www.breadtopia.com for the inspiration. Go check out his web site.

Saturday's Bread

Here is the bread from Saturday. I let the mix rise overnight. It had about and hour's proof and then was slashed and went into the oven.