NSS: The smell of my kitchen...

[gugnheim]

As the two loaves of sourdough bread I just made are baking....
Gug

[nickel]

mmmmm....

using a breadmaker?

[gugnheim]

mmmmm....

using a breadmaker?

Nope, by hand the old fashioned way, using a starter and all with the local yeasties...


Gug

[Grubbie]

Nope, by hand the old fashioned way, using a starter and all with the local yeasties...


Gug


Sourdough would be proud, unless you ****ed up and killed one of his brothers...

[SolidSnake]

LOL so why are you baking that for? any special ocassion>??

[gugnheim]

I bake more as a stress reducer, especially after a rought night on the job. Cooking the same way, but I'm more pastry chef at heart than anything else..
Gug

[sourdough]

Gugnheim - I'm very impressed! I am made the old fashioned way too - no auto breadmachine here either. :)

Did you make your own starter or did you get it from someone? My starter came from a bakery in San Francisco and was over 60 years old when I got a sample of it to make my own. :D

[gugnheim]

LOL..cracked me up Sourdough. Do, I had to make my own, no such luck there in having access to a classic starter.
gug

[sourdough]

LOL..cracked me up Sourdough. Do, I had to make my own, no such luck there in having access to a classic starter.
gug

You can get some of Carl's Starter - it is a very active strain and produces some fine sourdough. Carl was a really great guy that would share his family's 150-year old starter with anyone who sent him a self-addressed, stamped envelope. You can find out more about him here. (http://home.att.net/~carlsfriends/)

Good luck! :)

[Airencracken]

You can get some of Carl's Starter - it is a very active strain and produces some fine sourdough. Carl was a really great guy that would share his family's 150-year old starter with anyone who sent him a self-addressed, stamped envelope. You can find out more about him here. (http://home.att.net/~carlsfriends/)

Good luck! :)

Why don't you just send your kids out to ppl here on G|A? that'd be the nice thing to do.

Nice linky though.

[gugnheim]

Great link, thanks!
Gug

[Showtime]

Fascinating. How long does it take to make bread?

OT: I need to bake a carrot cake for a girl I lost a bet to. I can use some help since I don't work as well with the oven as I do with the grill.

-j

[oblongmelon]

Fascinating. How long does it take to make bread?

OT: I need to bake a carrot cake for a girl I lost a bet to. I can use some help since I don't work as well with the oven as I do with the grill.

-j

do a search on carrot cake i have the recipe posted here somewhere

[Showtime]

You mean you cant pm with the recipe?

Ok, I'll do the search but it better be good cuz my rep is riding on it.

KTHX,

-j :)

[gugnheim]

Jello-
From Food Network:

Carrot Cake
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005


Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Yield: 1 (9-inch) cake
User Rating: 5 Stars


Unsalted butter, for the pan
12 ounces, approximately 2 1/2 cups, all-purpose flour, plus extra for pan
12 ounces grated carrots, medium grate, approximately 6 medium
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
10 ounces sugar, approximately 1 1/3 cups
2 ounces dark brown sugar, approximately 1/4 cup firmly packed
3 large eggs
6 ounces plain yogurt
6 ounces vegetable oil
Cream Cheese Frosting, recipe follows

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Butter and flour a 9-inch round and 3-inch deep cake pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper. Set aside.

Put the carrots into a large mixing bowl and set aside.

Put the flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt in the bowl of a food processor and process for 5 seconds. Add this mixture to the carrots and toss until they are well-coated with the flour.

In the bowl of the food processor combine the sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and yogurt.
With the processor still running drizzle in the vegetable oil. Pour this mixture into the carrot mixture and stir until just combined. Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake on the middle rack of the oven for 45 minutes. Reduce the heat to 325 degrees F and bake for another 20 minutes or until the cake reaches 205 to 210 degrees F in the center.

Remove the pan from the oven and allow cake to cool 15 minutes in the pan. After 15 minutes, turn the cake out onto a rack and allow cake to cool completely. Frost with cream cheese frosting after cake has cooled completely.

Cream Cheese Frosting:
8 ounces cream cheese
2 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
9 ounces powdered sugar, sifted, approximately 2 cups

In the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment, combine the cream cheese and butter on medium just until blended. Add the vanilla and beat until combined. With the speed on low, add the powdered sugar in 4 batches and beat until smooth between each addition.

Place the frosting in the refrigerator for 5 to 10 minutes before using.

Yield: approximately 2 cups

[Showtime]

Thx! I got both recipes and will use a very scientific method of figurin' out which to go with. Eenie meenie....

-j

[Jane83]

yay...now everyone can bake bread!

[hoey222]

Alton rox......


gug did you use his sourdough starter???

[gugnheim]

Alton rox......


gug did you use his sourdough starter???


In a manner...I used the local stuff that was in the air, which is the same technique he uses, but is how old bakers have always done it. I plan on trying the Carl's as soon as it arrives.

Gug