The next bread in the BBA Challenge is #35 Sunflower Seed Rye. I loved making this bread! The dough is wonderful and so easy to work with and the flavor is extraordinary. I think I found my favorite bread! I could eat this bread and nothing else all day. Really!!! I had been under a lot of stress due to a project at work last
Pain Poilâne: BBA
We’re moving right along in the BBA Challenge. I finally made it to the bread on the cover of the Bread Baker’s Apprentice book: Poilâne-Style Miche (#33). Poilâne Miche is a naturally fermented country bread created by Lionel Poilâne, a famous baker in Paris. He calls his bread a miche but it is referred to as Pain Poilâne by others. Poilane has a very unique
Sourdough Rye and Spelt Bread: BBA
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, as the saying goes. The same principle applies to bread. When life (or your oven) gives you a bread that is dense and dry, you make bread crumbs. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. It’s Day 32 in the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge, and the bread of the day is 100% Sourdough Rye Bread. After