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  1. Jarhead6870

    Do you use toppings on your chili?

    Reviving an old thread. My wife will serve her chili on top of spaghetti or rice or fried/baked potatoes topped with sour cream or cottage cheese, onions, cheddar cheese or avacado. Almost forgot, she also makes chili nachos or burritos quite often with cheddar cheese and onions.
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    Rye Sourdough...I have questions

    As mentioned in my previous post, I make a dough using 25% rye and we find it makes a good loaf. Today’s sourdough rye offering…
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    Rye Sourdough...I have questions

    I typically replace 25% of my bread flour with rye flour. Remember to add in the flour used in your starter in the total amount before calculating and subtracting. You can make rye flour percentage adjustments, up or down, to achieve your desired taste and density.
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    Sourdough Mishap

    Nice looking loaf; keep up the good work
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    Brown sugar and cinnamon loaf .

    Saweeeet!!! Nice looking loaf and interesting technique.
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    2nd try at Sour Dough = 1 Win + 1 Loss, Hot Cross Buns, Boule

    I have to admit, I’ve never used loaf pans for sourdough bread but your results have piqued my interest. I look forward to seeing your future results…
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    2nd try at Sour Dough = 1 Win + 1 Loss, Hot Cross Buns, Boule

    Open crumb has its drawbacks when achieved in loaf bread you are slicing. My wife gets frustrated when cutting into a loaf like the one below because the butter and jam, or other condiments, drip on her. Breads that are “hamburger sliced” horizontally work fine because the top or bottom of the...
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    2nd try at Sour Dough = 1 Win + 1 Loss, Hot Cross Buns, Boule

    Slashing the dough should be done just before entry to the oven. Slashing is done to control the oven spring. Too early, as you found out, allows the bread surface to reconnect, if you will, thus allowing the bread to seek out the weakest area of the loaf to expand; yours happened to be towards...
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    I Hate You all, Sour Dough Thanks @sandyut lol

    Congratulations on starting your journey.
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    My 1st Sourdough Bread

    As mentioned, letting the bread cool allows the moisture to be released and keeps the bread from being gummy. I allow mine to cool on a wire rack for at least 3 hours.
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    First two loaves of 2024

    Very nice!
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    Fresh Pecan Rolls on a Dreary Day

    Nice job, they look tasty!
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    Everything Bagel Sourdough

    Nice looking loaf, good job
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    Favorite Movies Thread...

    Mrs Jarhead and I have several but these are standouts we’ll watch whenever they are on. Unforgiven Shawshank Redemption Chinatown
  15. Jarhead6870

    Gas Grill Pies

    Thanks for the kind words. I make my doughs using a sourdough starter. Once I make the dough, they cold ferment in the fridge for 3 days before using. I have other dough formulas using yeast but my go-to is the sourdough.
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    Gas Grill Pies

    Mrs Jarhead wanted pizza but it was too hot to cook indoors so I put the pizza stone on gas grill and fired her up. One pie is pepperoni, onion and green bell pepper; the other is pepperoni and sausage. Honestly, I can’t tell the difference between oven or grill cooked…both were delicious.
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    Instant pots

    Mrs. Jarhead uses her’s for soups, stews and beans (mentioned above) and learned to make potato salad cooking the potatoes and eggs at the same time; she also makes yogurt and pot roast. They are quite convenient for those who need something cooked quickly
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    Artisan Sourdough

    Nice job!
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    Gas Grill Sourdough - Pizza and Bread

    Thank you all for the kind words. I've been doing breads and pizzas for almost 20 years but always have to back off in the summer due to the heat. As mentioned, I thought I'd try to beat the heat and take advantage of our gas grill realizing it would take a few attempts to control the heat to...
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    Gas Grill Sourdough - Pizza and Bread

    Temperatures in my neighborhood have been between 95-108 degrees for the past couple of weeks making it too hot to bake in the house so…I cranked up the gas grill and baked outside. We had pizza last weekend and today, I ventured into baking my bread out there. It’s a bit of a learning curve...
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