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Cooking & Baking

Graybeard

(6,996 posts)

5. Bread, rolls and pretzels too.

Reply to madokie (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 06:46 PM

Jan 2013

Sour dough bread and rolls are great. And the pretzels are a real treat. Baking my own would be too ambitious for me but I search for good bakeries. Thanks for posting.

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I love sour dough bread [View all] madokie Jan 2013 OP

excellent info here Viva_La_Revolution Jan 2013 #1

Thanks madokie Jan 2013 #2

Spend a few bucks on "The Bread Bakers Apprentice" by Peter Reinhart! OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2013 #3

I second that! LancetChick Jan 2013 #4

I love that book. And the King Arthur website has every kind of bread recipe imaginable! TheManInTheMac Jan 2013 #9

Bread, rolls and pretzels too. Graybeard Jan 2013 #5

I miss Schlotzsky's pengillian101 Jan 2013 #6

Yes it is madokie Jan 2013 #7

Starting you own sourdough starter is as simple as creating a dough of 100% TheManInTheMac Jan 2013 #8

Thank you madokie Jan 2013 #10

Do not use self-rising flour. It contains baking powder, and that's not something you want in a TheManInTheMac Jan 2013 #11

Off to the store to get some flour madokie Jan 2013 #12

Remember, though when you make the bread, you'll want to use TheManInTheMac Jan 2013 #13

Thx, will do madokie Jan 2013 #14