Sourdough Batard

[bregent]

Kids were making sausage and chicken gumbo - I supplied the bread.

 

[chilerelleno]

Oh Man, does that look nice and crusty.
Three cheers for crusty breads!
Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!
Like!

 

[fileip]

Nothing better than freshly baked bread and lots of butter

 

[sandyut]

YUM!

 

[jcam222]

Looks awesome

 

[chef jimmyj]

Looks great! Got a recipe and make up procedure to share?...JJ

 

[bregent]

Got a recipe and make up procedure to share?...JJ

Thanks. It's essentially Tartine Basic Country loaf from the first "Tartine" book. It's a great book and you can find it cheap on ebay. But you can find the formula and workflow all over the web; here's one example from the bakery itself:
https://www.tartinebakery.com/stories/country-bread

The only change I make is reduce the bread flour to 850g and increase WW flour to 150g.

Also, I turn the dough onto the lid of the dutch oven to bake and cover with the bottom - the lid is shallower than the bottom so it's easier to score the loaf without burning your hands.

 

[shoebe]

Wow..nice looking

 

[chef jimmyj]

Thank you...JJ

 

[tomd8]

That's a great looking loaf. Good rise, crust and crumb.

 

[bregent]

This one with 75% bread, 20% wheat, and 5% rye.