I had shelved my starter in the fridge for the past few months as I didn’t feel so much like making bread anymore; but having guests over provided the right incentive to take it out of retirement and it sprang right back into life.
I guess baking is a bit like riding bikes; hard to learn and hard to forget.
No, the beer was in my bloodstream and caused me to shift the schedule a bit (eg overnight autolyse...). Turned out alright anyway (they’re the loaves on the 3rd photo)
I’ve actually tried to substitute water for beer once, tasted a bit like soy sauce in the end.
I had shelved my starter in the fridge for the past few months as I didn’t feel so much like making bread anymore; but having guests over provided the right incentive to take it out of retirement and it sprang right back into life.
I guess baking is a bit like riding bikes; hard to learn and hard to forget.