"Brice" wrote in message ...

On Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:35:41 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>"Brice" wrote in message
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>On Fri, 26 Oct 2018 09:44:09 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>>"Brice" wrote in message
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>>On Fri, 26 Oct 2018 08:48:20 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>>>"Cheri" wrote in message news >>>
>>>"graham" > wrote in message
>>>news >>>>I decided to have a baking session yesterday. I had discovered that my
>>>>sourdough levain had gone really dormant and it took a few feedings to
>>>>get
>>>>it up to strength. I then made a poolish with all the water and half of
>>>>the
>>>>flour with some of the levain and left it overnight. I made the dough in
>>>>the morning and while it was proofing, I went to the store to get the
>>>>ingredients for some chocolate-pistachio-cranberry muffins. In the
>>>>relatively short time I was out, the dough almost tripled in volume
>>>>indicating a now healthy levain. I made 3 loaves:
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>>>> https://postimg.cc/qgxgvMmV
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>>>> Then I made the muffins following a recipe from the British Bake-Off
>>>> competition. I followed the recipe very carefully. $7 worth of
>>>> pistachios
>>>> and about $11 worth of chocolate in the mix and another ~$7 worth in
>>>> the
>>>> ganache!! The cupcakes were a bit dry and it took much more chocolate
>>>> to
>>>> get the ganache to a setting consistency.
>>>> The results were unimpressive. However, I'm sure my grandson and
>>>> granddaughter will soon polish them off.
>>>> I shan't make that recipe again.
>>>> Graham
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>>>Good looking bread.
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>>>Cheri
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>>>Everything he makes looks good))
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>>He has to stop posting pictures like that, otherwise I'll feel the
>>need to start baking sourdough bread again. And I don't want to.
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>>Oh go on!! You know you want to )
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>Yes, that's the problem
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>So why not?? Oh trust me, it is worth it)
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>Do report back with a pic of your loaf ;p

Sourdough's such a commitment and I hate kneeding dough. But I love
the end result

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See? You do know it's worth it)

Go on! You know you want to)