Our latest Community Bake (CB) featured Baguettes and was a hit. Those that actively participated learned to bake baguettes of Artisan Quality. It seems the natural progression from there would be Ciabatta, the Italians answer to the French Baguette. Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia -"Ciabatta was first produced in 1982 by Arnaldo Cavallari, who called the bread ciabatta
Hi,I am new to this site, and I was going through looking at ways to participate and what type of information is here. I came across references to Community Bake events, for example, this post, but I could not find anything explaining exactly what it is and how it works. If someone wouldn't mind explaining or pointing me to where I can find out:What are Community Bakes? When
This Community Bake will be featuring one of our very own; the "Baguette Baker Extraordinaire", Alan, aka alfanso. He is among a handful of fine baguette bakers on TFL who have spent years concentrating on baguettes, alfanso's favored craft, and his baguettes are consistently outstanding and consistently consistent.. Consistence and repeatability, coupled with breads that
All of the recent rye bakes look so good! Judging from Dan's post, Suggestions for Community Bakes, in Nov 2020, it seems there were over a dozen votes for a rye CB. The NY Deli Rye CB, hosted by Alan, was great fun, and I personally learned a lot from it, but 100% rye bakes would seem to warrant their own CB. Is there any interest in a CB this winter (and perhaps a rye baker
With Christmas right around the corner, this pleasantly sweetened bread can be a welcomed addition to your baking repertoire. Not at all a dessert bread like chocolate Babka, it has a sweetness that pares well with holiday foods. Baking this as buns or rolls is a nice holiday accompaniment to any festive meal that your guest are sure to enjoy.This particular dough utilizes