Troy The Bread Boy

Another week night bake pre-Valentine's Day. Ever since I've gotten the Simply bread oven, it's made my life so much easier.

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A late night bake night for some customers. Thanks to my lovely wife @chelseadanger.bsky.social for the bts photos!

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Trying my hand at bagels again. New York style. I've combed through a few recipes and hoping these turn out as good as they're hyped.

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Did some early rising today.

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It's cold inside, so we're making some bread for the house. Maybe doing some fun experiments while we're at it.

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This last week I got inspired by watching a soup inclusion focaccia video, so I tried my hand at a chicken broth sourdough, with chicken soup inclusions such as celery, carrot, onion and parsley. The bread came out smelling just like chicken soup. Used strong bread flour and khorasan.

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Love that sound.

Baguettes are tricky. I finally was able to get one the way I wanted a few months back. After MANY attempts.

I also made some focaccia tonight! Yours looks delish!

Tried a new flour blend tonight and it smells so good coming out of this oven. A mix of higher protein bread flour, a whole kernel Glenn flour, and a touch of Einkorn makes this kitchen smell amazing.

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If you haven't baked in a while it could be your starter wasn't awake enough yet, or you pushed proofing a little too far. It's summer (at least where I am) so it can over proof if you look away for a second it seems.

Capturing as much steam as I could during baking, and lowering my overall hydration of the dough for a little more control. And patience.

I ended my bake night with a huge win, my first ever GOOD looking baguette! 🥖🥖🥖

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Here's the finished product of the caramelized onion and white cheddar loaf. Smells great. So soft, yet crispy and oh so savory.

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It's crazy how little you're left with when they're done cooking.

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Caramelizing onions for a White Cheddar and Caramelized Onion Sourdough this week.

My brothers and I celebrate my youngest brother's birthday each year with a "Bro Day" hangout. Since we all enjoy cooking and experimenting with food, this year I'm taking inspiration from Justin Davies on Instagram by creating tree-themed dishes, including pine pops and spruce tip ice cream.

Here's a few pics of some April baking sessions I've had so far. This month I was running a Lemon Blueberry Country Loaf as a special and everyone seems to bite on that. I also made some Carrot Cake cupcakes for my daughter's birthday late last night. It's one of her faves.
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Got the Fermentation Station running last night. Some sourdough starter for some bread trials, sauerkraut for brats this summer, and attempting a cultured cream for some cultured butter.
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A little highlight reel of the Guinness Loaves I made this last bake weekend.

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Hats off to you.

You make some beautiful looking bread. What do you bake in?

My first attempt at a sourdough marble rye. The loaf tasted good, but I am still going to tinker with it before I sell it.

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Recipe testing for St Patrick's Day. #breadsky #StPatricksDay #rye #bread

Had some big bake days this last weekend where I had a few different sourdoughs on the menu, as well as some red velvet cinnamon rolls. Even with some oven issues, I managed to pull it off. #breadsky #sourdough #bread #charmtype

As an excuse to use my new mixer, I made a test batch of an adapted sourdough pain de mie recipe. The dough was silky soft, and the bread itself is tender, but still has a decent chew. It's amazing toasted.

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Today's bake is a same-day sourdough loaf with a unique flavor inspired by lady.sourdough: tumeric and black pepper. The aroma of this loaf you could smell from across the house. I'm frantically waiting for it to cool down before diving in.

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Here's the finished Earl Grey sourdough loaves hot from the oven. They cold fermented for nearly 48 hours. The aroma is amazing. You get the scent of the bergamot enhanced by the orange zest, and the blend of the warming spices is really a feast for the nose.

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Trying an experimental run at an Earl Grey sourdough for a Christmas present for a tea loving family member of mine. The dough is infused with a small amount of cinnamon and vanilla, as well as some orange zest. It smells great.

Merry Christmas and God Speed to all the parents on 2 hours of sleep making it all happen.

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