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Dr Hobbitstein

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2. I use as little yeast as possible and do long, slow rises.

Sun Sep 22, 2019, 04:46 PM

Sep 2019

I usually make a starter with a little flour, water, and a small amount of yeast (1/4-1/2 tsp). I cover and let it rise for a couple hours. Then I add that to the full recipe, with no other added yeast. I let that rise a couple hours as well. If you do it right, it’ll have an alcohol smell to it. It’ll bake up to perfection, and will not mold as quickly, either.

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Slow rise bread [View all] Marthe48 Sep 2019 OP

I haven't baked bread for years, but decided to start doing so this winter. Frustratedlady Sep 2019 #1

King Arthur Flour's website has some great bread recipes. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #3

I get a "this site is not safe" notice. Frustratedlady Sep 2019 #7

. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #12

Thanks. I'll give it a try. n/t Frustratedlady Sep 2019 #20

It's safe. It's wonderful. Ilsa Sep 2019 #16

Thanks. I'll try again. Frustratedlady Sep 2019 #18

I got email from King Arthur Marthe48 Sep 2019 #13

I think brioche has egg in it Marthe48 Sep 2019 #5

I'd LOVE the recipe. I buy/freeze loaves when I find them, but it would be more fun Frustratedlady Sep 2019 #11

I just reshelved my cookbooks Marthe48 Sep 2019 #14

Brioche recipe for savory fillings Marthe48 Sep 2019 #24

Thanks a ton for the recipe. Frustratedlady Sep 2019 #34

Hope you heal quickly Marthe48 Sep 2019 #38

I use as little yeast as possible and do long, slow rises. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #2

Does this version taste like the starter bread (friendship bread) does? Frustratedlady Sep 2019 #6

I don't knead with my method. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #9

Sounds great. I should have said sourdough, but couldn't remember the name of it. Frustratedlady Sep 2019 #17

Friendship bread and sourdough are different. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #19

I didn't know that. I thought they were the same. Hmmm! Frustratedlady Sep 2019 #21

It tastes like plain white bread Marthe48 Sep 2019 #25

That's good to know Marthe48 Sep 2019 #8

Another good thing to do is use a baking stone. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #15

You sound serious about baking! Marthe48 Sep 2019 #26

It started off as being super serious about making fresh pizza. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #32

When my kids were small Marthe48 Sep 2019 #39

I love tikka masala. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #42

I made eggplant tikka misala Marthe48 Sep 2019 #43

I make my own brown bread, using a teaspoon of baking soda and a teaspoon of wholemeal. OnDoutside Sep 2019 #4

The dinner rolls I make Marthe48 Sep 2019 #10

Because there isn't a lot of yeast and the mixture is quite dense OnDoutside Sep 2019 #22

That's good to know Marthe48 Sep 2019 #27

Soda bread is really easy to make OnDoutside Sep 2019 #30

I will also give this a try. Thank you! Frustratedlady Sep 2019 #36

Let me know how you get on. It will take a little bit of trial and OnDoutside Sep 2019 #45

I use very little yeast and 12 hours Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #23

It took about 4-6 hrs Marthe48 Sep 2019 #28

Have you made this recipe? oregonjen Sep 2019 #29

There was a recipe for slow rise white bread that takes about two days fierywoman Sep 2019 #31

Try fun ice cream bread. Grandkids love to help make it. trof Sep 2019 #33

Sounds interesting. Thanks! Frustratedlady Sep 2019 #35

I passed this recipe along for the grand kids to try Marthe48 Sep 2019 #40

Temperature, time, and the amount of yeast used all have a role to play Major Nikon Sep 2019 #37

I've let dough rise in the fridge Marthe48 Sep 2019 #41

It's all a variant the New York Times recipe spinbaby Sep 2019 #44