Slow bread

[bill_schubert]

It is cooler today and rainy.  Very Seattle-like.  The inside humidity is 74% and the temp is about 72 (22) degrees.   My dough came out really dry today (the reverse of normal) so that may have a bearing.  But it is rising so slowly.

Lump o' dough

The above is after rising for an hour.  Not nearly doubled.  I'm adding half an hour.  It may just end up being mediocre bread.  But it will taste good.  Always happens.  It is a recipe with bulgar wheat in it (soaked for an hour).  One of my favorites. 

Comments

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Bulghur wheat sounds like an excellent addition! I'm going to go look for sourdough recipes with it in.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Found one with roasted onions as well! OMG.

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

I'll copy and send this one. It came out OK.

[taz-39.livejournal.com]

Wow that looks interesting! Are there whole grains in there, like kernels/seeds?

Is this completely wheat flour, no AP flour, no vital wheat gluten?

Sorry for all the questions, I'm into bread baking right now and am very interested!

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

I'll post the recipe tomorrow. It's a good one.

[taz-39.livejournal.com]

awesome! Thanks!

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

That looks so good! You've got tons of oven spring.

[taz-39.livejournal.com]

Is this gonna be a regular wheat loaf?
(If you posted about this previously, sorry, I'm rushing through my day over here and didn't check, heeeh.)

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Two cups of wheat and 3 of white. And 3/4 cup of bulgar.

The wheat had gone a bit rancid so it has an off taste. Grrrr.

[taz-39.livejournal.com]

ah cool! I know nothing about bulgar wheat, am gonna go look it up right now. There are so many grains out there!

argh, sorry to hear that about the wheat :/ I'm sure "fresh" or "whole grain" stuff can be really difficult to preserve.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Annoying! I keep mine in the freezer for this reason.

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this next bag is going into the freezer. I have, in the past, gone through a bag quickly enough it wasn't a problem.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

I've never noticed anything going rancid even when I can't get it all in the freezer — I wonder if it's related to the Texas climate. Although with a/c that shouldn't be a problem — your house is probably cooler than mine in the summer as I don't have a/c. It it might have been sitting on a shop shelf in hot conditions though.