I was startled to realize that it was 8PM already. The light was fading fast (that was my clue), and I had to go tuck the chickens in for the night. Then I came inside and of course it was too dark to take any pictures.
I paged through the images folder on my computer, hoping to find a neglected gem. (It happens fairly often actually.) Something that I could pass off as “fresh today.” But no such luck!
At about the same time I remembered that it was about time to do something with today’s batch of bread dough. I’m trying a new recipe from King Arthur Flour, Extra-Tangy Sourdough Bread. (I left out the citric acid, even though I do have some.)
Confession: I don’t know how to properly knead dough. When it came time to knead in ingredients this morning, I was in the middle of something and didn’t want to take the time to track down “how to knead bread” videos on YouTube. (Although I am sure there are tons, just ripe for the watching.)
Instead, I just turned it out on my silicone pastry mat and faked it.
It’s baking in the oven now. It smells good. I am cautiously optimistic. I guess “cautious optimism” is sometimes the best you can hope for on a Monday evening.
LOL> your post is funny. i kinda had a weird monday too and thought i’d say thanks for the post, it put a smile on my face. especially ‘tracking down how to knead bread videos on youtube.’
It definitely turned out edible – but I definitely should have checked out a video first! I’ll give real kneading a try next time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nPLsaMaGyM
She’s right about that “crust” too, I had that problem for the first time today. Hmph.
I think kneading bread dough is something easily faked. The only caveat is that you must do it long enough. Even if you don’t, I bet the bread will be yummy. (I love really sour sourdough, btw.)
Kneading bread is easy, though hard on the wrists. I let my bread machine do that part…
If your crust is too crusty, try a little dish of water in the oven while baking, then the crust will turn out softer.
Well, you could always follow his example.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHK0uFb6Vzw&feature=related
(Sorry if you’ve already seen this. Not sure how thorough your kneading search was.
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http://www.sourdoughhome.com/stretchandfold.html
Since my wrists do not like the kneading action, I seriously need to try the above method. Bread machine kneading is a wrist-saver.
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