July bakery: bagels (slow version)

Bagels (slow version)

(The morning or midday before baking)
Starter

150 g flour bread ( I used AP flour)

150 g water
pinch dry yeast
Mix the ingredients in a bowl, cover and let ferment at least 8 h.

In the evening:
600 g flour
350 g water
2 TBSP honey
1 TBSP salt
6.5 g dry yeast (1.5 tsp)

1 egg, beaten for brushing
poppy seeds, sesame seeds and/or other spice/seed combination

1. Combine the starter and the remaining ingredients in the mixing bowl of a stand mixer until smooth. Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, cover it with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel, and let rise in a warm place  for 1 h.
2. Punch the dough down, stretch and fold and place it back in the bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 8 h (overnight is fine)
3. On a lightly floured work surface, divide the dough into 14-16 pieces (or more, for smaller bagels). Roll each piece of dough into a flat circle 2-3" diameteer (5-8 cm), pounch a hole in the middle of each circle with your finger and spin the dough around as in hoola-hoop. Repeat with the remaining dough, and let the bagels rest for 40 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange small plates with poppy seeds, sesame seeds, and onion flakes next to the baking sheet.
5. Bring 4 quarts water and honey to a boil in a large pot. Boil the bagels, three at a time, until they rise to the surface of the pot, about 1 minute per side. Remove the bagels with a slotted spoon and place them on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
   6.Dip the tops of the wet bagels into the beaten egg and toppings and arrange them, seeds up, on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with coarse salt, if desired. Bake in the preheated oven until the bagels begin to brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

Lipcowa piekarnia czyli bajgle w wersji slow. 
W czerwcowej piekarni zabraklo mnie z prostej przyczyny: wyjechalam na wspaniala czerwcowa wyprawe na drugi kontynent, do Europy. Trudno bylo wracac. Do dzis sercem i dusza jestem tam, choc cialo moje znajduje sie tu w domu.
Ale juz jest lipiec i ponownie zabralam sie do pieczenia ze spora grupa piekarek i piekarzy. Jak zwykle, Amber dowodzila cala akcja a przepis pochodzi stad. Amber, serdecznie dziekuje ci za ciezka prace.
Do tej pory nie pieklam bajgli z prostej przyczyny: nie chcialo mi sie bawic w gotowanie itp. I choc lubimy bajgle to nie do tego stopnia, zeby je samej piec. Ale jak jest akcja, to oczywiscie pieke. Podano nam 2 wersje, jedna na szybko bez zakwasu, a druga "slow" na zakwasie. Wybralam druga, wolniejsza wersje.

Monthly Bakery: May. Bread with baked potatoes and rosemary

Bread with roasted potatoes and rosemary ( 1 large or 2 small loaves )

Two days before baking feed your sourdough so that is ready the next morning (I used 1 TBSP rye sourdough)
The next morning starter :2 TBSP refreshed rye sourdough180 g of ordinary flour180 g lukewarm water.
Mix all ingredients and leave to ferment in a warm place for several hours ( 8 - 12). 
Ferment is ready when a small amount placed in a cup of water floats on surface. I prepared the starter early in the morning so that I could process it late afternoon and form loaves and leave them to rise in the refrigerator overnight.

Baked potatoes :1 lb potatoes1 TBSP olive oil2 TBSP chopped rosemary1/2 tsp sea salt

Wash potatoes well and cut into cubes, no peeling required. Put them into a bowl, add olive oil, salt and rosemary. Mix well. Spread potatoes on a baking tray and put in the oven preheated to 400F for 20 minutes. Turn potatoes over and bake until golden brown for another 20 minutes. Cool after baking .Late afternoonBread dough:600 g bread flour1  1/4 C waterthe leaven of the previous day (-2 tablespoons for baking next week, if you wish)1 TBSP salt baked potatoes

1. Add water to a bowl, add the yeast , mix thoroughly and add flour . Mix just until combined.
2. Cover bowl with a cloth or plastic bag and allow to sit for 20 - 40 minutes.
3. Add salt and knead the dough by hand stretching and folding them in a bowl (about 6 minutes) or in electric mixer for about 3 minutes on first speed and 3 minutes on the second speed.
4. Cover bowl with clear food wrap and let stand for 2 hours.
5. Every 45 minutes stretch and fold the dough. Put in a bowl and cover.
6. Before shaping a ball, add cooked potatoes, leaving 8-10 pieces for topping.
7. Shape a ball (if you want two smaller loaves, divide the dough into two pieces and shape them) and leave for 20 minutes. Then sprinkle with flour, turn to the other side and shape into a loaf .8. Dust a basket or bread form with flour, place 8-10 potato pieces on the bottom. Remember that after baking they will be on top of the loaf. Place in a plastic bag and refrigerate at least 8 - 12 hours. I kept the loaves in the fridge for the night.9. Next mornig gently transfer bread onto parchment paper. Preheat oven with a pizza stone to 450F. Make incisions in loves and transfer on parchemnt paper onto pizza stone. Bake in preheated oven with a small ovenproof dish filled with boiling water and placed on the bottom of oven at 450F degrees for 40 minutes. After twenty minutes open the door slightly to release the  steam. Bake another 20 minutes, lowering the temperature to 350F.

Remove loaves and cool on rack. Bread shhould sound hollow when knocked on bottom.

Monthly Bakery. April: Spelt bread with tomatoes and black sesame seeds.

Tomato - spelt bread with black sesame seeds

For the leaven
• 55g active sourdough rye flour,
• 200g white spelt flour, (type 63 or 70)
• 200 g water,
• 1 apple, grated on a vegetable grater.

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, cover with plastic sheet and leave for a minimum of 12 hours.

Bread dough

• Leaven, about 500g,
• 400g blended, canned tomatoes,
• 350g white spelt flour, (type 63 or 70)
• 300g plain bread flour (type 75)
• 1 TBSP honey,
• black sesame black (optional, quantity depends on individual liking)  
• sea salt, about 15g
• In addition, flour for dusting, while transferring and forming dough.

In a large bowl add blended  tomatoes to the levain followed by salt, honey, sesame seeds.

Gradually add both sifted flours and mix well.
Knead dough either by hand or a mixer until combined, by hand at least 10 minutes, mixer, half the time.
Cover dough and let rise, for about 3 hours.
After 1 hour, remove the dough from the bowl onto a floured surface, flatten stretch and fold and put back in a bowl.
1 hour later repeat the process from step 5.
Now shape dough into 2 round round or oblong shapes. You may leave it as 1 piece.
Transfer to a basket, the 2 pieces will touch. Cover dough for the final rise.
Make incisions to your likings and bake at 250°C/ 480° F with some ice cubes on bottom of oven, lower temperature to 220°C/430°F another 30 minutes.

Remarks: dough will be quite loose, but with each stretch and fold it will become more resilient.


Pomidorowy chleb orkiszowy z czarnym sezamem
Przepis na chleb pomidorowy zafascynowal mnie od momentu, w którym Amber przyslala mi zaproszenie do tradycyjnego comiesiecznego pieczenia, a przepis wybrała Dorota . Wiedziałam, ze chleb na mace orkiszowej musi byc pyszny, ale z pomidorami w chlebie nie miałam zadnego doświadczenia. Na chlebie, owszem, kocham, ale przepis nic nie mowil o plasterkach posolonych i oproszonych pieprzem. Nic z tych rzeczy. Amber, dziękuje ci za podsyłanie nam tak ciekawych przepisów!

Przesladowal mnie ten przepis i wreszcie nadszedł dzień przygotowania zaczynu. O malo nie spedzilo mi to wszystko snu z powiek. Jak nastolatka czekająca na cudowna randkę. Ja, starsza pani! Niesamowite!

Sierpniowa Piekarnia: bagietki na płynnym żytnim zakwasie. Monthly Bakery. August: sourdough baguettes.

 

I tym razem wspólne pieczenie bagietek na żytnim zakwasie odbyło się za sprawa Amber, która była mózgiem całego przedsięwzięcia. Dziękuje ci Amber.
Przepis wyszperałam w Internecie ponad rok temu, upiekłam je i zakochałam się nie tylko ja, ale cała moja rodzina; moi panowie po prostu je ubóstwiają. Chrupiąca skorka, cudowny lekko zwarty miąższ, zapach i oczywiście smak. Pomimo małego dodatku drożdży nie są one w ogóle wyczuwalne. Wręcz odwrotnie, bagietki smakują lekko zakwasowo, idealnie. Pierwszy raz, piekąc te bagietk,i użyłam drożdży w obawie, ze może zakwas nie podoła. Następnym razem, zmniejszyłam ilość drożdży do polowy, a od kilku miesięcy piekę bez dodatku drożdży.



Na dobę przed pieczeniem wyjmuje wcześnie rano zakwas z lodówki, powiedzmy, ze o godzinie 7:00, redukuje jego wagę do 50g (z reguły nie przechowuje więcej niż 80-100g). Daje mu pooddychać tak długo, aż osiągnie temperaturę pokojowa. Do tego przepisu potrzeba 480 g, wiec około godziny 10:00 dodałam 50g letniej wody i 50g maki żytniej, mając 150g. Wieczorem o godz. 22:00 dodałam 200g letniej wody i 200g maki żytniej i w sumie miałam 550g zakwasu do dyspozycji. Zużyłam 480g do bagietek, a resztę wstawiłam do lodówki do następnego pieczenia. Jak zrobić zakwas, zajrzyj tu klik

Monthly Bakery. July: Miller's Loaf

Miller's Loaf (yields 1 loaf) but I usually double the recipe

Leaven (the night before):

• 65 g wheat flour bread 

• 45 g luke warm waterwater

• 1 heaped TBSP active rye sourdough refreshed and multiplied * (recipe here, here click)

Mix all ingredients. Cover with foil and leave at room temperature for 12 hours (overnight).

Bread dough:

• 385 g wheat flour bread

• 250 g luke warm water

• 1/2 TBSP salt

• the 12-hour leaven from above

Mix all ingredients except the salt and process at low speed for 1 minute, cover with foil or cloth for 30-60 minutes.

Add salt and mix on slow speed for several minutes. The dough will be quite sticky.