Hello all.

I'm very pleased with the flavour of my sourdough, but my children find
it hard work. How do I make it less chewy? Is it just a matter of using
(some proportion of) lower protein flour? (I realise that many people
consider chewiness a virtue!)

Thanks,

- guy
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On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:55:06 GMT, Guy Snape
> wrote:

>How do I make it less chewy? Is it just a matter of using
>(some proportion of) lower protein flour?

Howdy,

Yes, that should do it...

All the best,
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Kenneth

If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

Kids like softer easier to bite bread (just like mine). Its preferable
to add fat into your dough to minimize chewiness.
Guy Snape wrote:
> Hello all.
>
> I'm very pleased with the flavour of my sourdough, but my children find
> it hard work. How do I make it less chewy? Is it just a matter of using
> (some proportion of) lower protein flour? (I realise that many people
> consider chewiness a virtue!)
>
> Thanks,
>
> - guy
> --
> Remove the obvious to reply.

Guy Snape wrote:
> Hello all.
>
> I'm very pleased with the flavour of my sourdough, but my children find
> it hard work.

Don't change a thing. It builds character.

On 7/13/06, Hans Fugal > wrote:
>
> Guy Snape wrote:
> > Hello all.
> >
> > I'm very pleased with the flavour of my sourdough, but my children find
> > it hard work.
>
> Don't change a thing. It builds character.


And jaws. Lack of good tough food to chew on has led, IM(ns)HO to the
problems we see with shortening of the jaws and an inability of modern jaws
to accomodate wisdom teeth.

Give 'em something to chew on and you might not have to pay for wisdom tooth
extraction.

The next time you plank some salmon, you and the missus should eat the
salmon. And give the kids the plank.

Mike

Hans Fugal wrote:
> Guy Snape wrote:
>> Hello all.
>>
>> I'm very pleased with the flavour of my sourdough, but my children find
>> it hard work.

As Mike said... good for teeth and chewing strength.

Now - there is another "goody" on hearty bread:

First cut - small piece, always being fought about it.

Then, as the loaf got smaller and smaller, the last small piece got
drier and more chewy - even more fought about, who gets to have this
piece - amongst kids in the family.

Probably way out of fashion these days.

Samartha

Well said, Samartha...also exactly how bread is fought over in this
household. Since I'm the baker, I almost always get that first
piece...but being the one to get that last crust is usually a
dog-fight...(:-o)!


Dusty
San Jose, Ca.
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"Samartha Deva" > wrote
....
> As Mike said... good for teeth and chewing strength.
>
> Now - there is another "goody" on hearty bread:
>
> First cut - small piece, always being fought about it.
>
> Then, as the loaf got smaller and smaller, the last small piece
> got drier and more chewy - even more fought about, who gets to
> have this piece - amongst kids in the family.
>
> Probably way out of fashion these days.
>
> Samartha
>
>