James Eng

A batch of sourdough bagels. #sourdoughbaking #breadbaking #bagels

Focused. #houstoncaresanimalrescue #animalrescue

Let's get these doggies their exercise! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! #houstoncaresanimalrescue #skatejoring #skatejoringdog #animalrescue

Yeah! Shut things down...or you're gonna get us all pinched. #massblackout #november25blackout #dontbuyanything

Wiring the VFD is tricky, due to: 1) me never having done something like this, 2) vague instructions and 3) an awkward design for routing wires. If at first you don't succeed...ignore low self-esteem types who claim electrical know-how from birth. #knifemaking #diy #f**kknowitallfools

15 lbs of dough. 73% hydration. 18% (of total wt of flour) sourdough starter used. Starter mixed Tues night, dough mixed Wed morning, loaves shaped Thurs night and baked Fri morning. Wheat, whole wheat and rye flours. Dutch oven: 30 min w/cover, 8 min w/o. 455ºF. #sourdoughbaking #breadbaking

Our foster dog, Goofy, looks forward to battling the water hose each morning. #animalrescue #houstoncaresanimalrescue

I thank you for your kind words. I use Costco, unbleached, all-purpose flour for my bread baking.

Makes my day when I get good ears on the baguettes. #breadbaking #baking

Bread from this morning's bake session. I'm tired. However, I like that I use my starter each week and also that we raise money for the Houston Cares Animal rescue. #sourdoughbread #houstoncaresanimalrescue

Made a Detroit-style pizza (but didn't have a rectangular metal pan) this morning because the oven was hot from today's bread-baking. And...why not? #breadbaking

Thought I'd get a picture of what welding looks like from inside the hood...but didn't realize the camera lens wasn't pointed at the window.

Very nice ears today. Read an article that recommends starting your bread dough in a COLD oven - skip the preheat. I've always been taught that a good oven "spring" depends on a very hot oven. I've never tried the cold oven method and, frankly, am hesitant to do so. #sourdoughbaking #breadbaking

Now that these pieces are cleaned, let's weld it up. #garagewelding

Beetroot powder sourdough bread. 75% hydration. Beetroot is 5% of the total flour weight. Crushed vitamin C = 2000 mg for 3 lbs of dough, or 667g per lb of dough. Next time I'll increase hydration to 77 or 78%. #sourdoughbaking #breadbaking

Cross section of the mixed ube sourdough loaf. I'm done with the ube experiments. Conclusion: not much distinctive ube flavor; it's an overrated bread variety. #sourdoughbaking #breadbaking

Cooler temperatures means less energy consumed and more energy produced. If you're politically against renewable energy that indicates that you are politically stupid (and also a right wing dolt). #solarenergy #renewableenergy #fdt #fthegop

One of the persons who bought bagels from me this week told me that they are "insanely delicious." While I do think my bagels are good, the inclusion of a fried egg and bacon surely skews one's gustatory perspective! #sourdoughbaking #homemadebagels

I did not realize this. Thank you for the info!

The finished ube sesame sourdough loaf. The use of purple yam is new for me, as is increasing the overnight fermentation time to 13 hours. I'm guessing that in order to get a deep purple color you'll have to use food coloring. #sourdoughbaking #breadbaking

This week's loaves will be ube (purple yam) and sesame. With bread baking, math is a good friend. Thank you, baker's percentage! #sourdoughbaking #breadbaking

Dreaming of homemade dog treats. #animalrescue #houstoncaresanimalrescue

The difference between Joe Biden and the current doofus...the difference between the LEFT and the insane right:
LEFT = government for ALL
right = government for the mindless servants
Biden never tried to quash fox, oan, newsmax and all those other crazy media outlets. #FDT

Many bread bakers like to get a nice "ear" on a loaf. Makes a person's day. #sourdoughbaking #sourdoughbread

Our girl is transfixed by the nature documentary on the TV. Maybe she wants to try and catch a bird, too. The boys just slept, uninterested. #getadog #getseveraldogs

Always feels good to turn out batches of good bread. #sourdoughbaking #breadbaking #frenchbaguettes

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People will die because of the all-out Republican assault on healthcare in America.

The House Floor is now a crime scene.

Someone was watching me closely as I prepared to slash these cranberry/walnut sourdough loaves. #sourdoughbaking #animalrescue

In my home oven, bread loaves "A" are baked on the bottom baking steel. They get a better "ear" on them due to lots of heat from the top and bottom. All the baguettes turn out fine. The "A" loaves are a little prettier. #breadbaking