I’m getting there with my Norwegian Selbu mittens. But well proofed sourdough needs gentle handling to preserve the air bubbles and structure.
As you shape your loaves, do it all gently! We are used to yeast dough, if we learned that way, that takes a lot of kneading and can be handled fairly roughly. And when you turn your nicely risen dough out to shape it, do so gently. But the method is the same.īy the time you do the last coil fold, be quite gentle. I do that kind of fold shown in that video, but never with so little dough (who has time to make bread one small loaf at a time?) and usually not with such a high hydration (ratio of water to flour). Today’s tip is to handle the dough gently.ĭo the strengthening coil folds after the first rest (discussed here) in a way that your hands feel the dough getting stronger. Remember, everyone’s ingredients and environment are different, so what works for one baker might not work for another. I’m trying to share what I have learned, little by little. This is what I have been challenging myself to produce. Last Bread Corner time I discussed these loaves, and I did take a picture of the crumb eventually, so I wanted to show you:
Why do we let anyone (including ourselves) take those away from us? To bring about the making of the home, we need time and thought. The mother’s work comes down to this, so often: many little tasks and attentive details that make the whole. It’s just that someone has to make it homey and pretty, and there are specific items that someone has to attend to. It’s not that any one detail of homemaking makes or breaks the situation (though a candle on the dinner table seems fairly important, as I think you have gathered). I loved all the discussions in the comments about setting the family dinner table last week, once I got the comments to operate (and bear with me it seems to be something in the code that toggles itself on and off, and has to be tinkered with if the comments are not enabled, they soon will be! hold on to your thought! sorry!). I am currently, as I type this, sporting woolen wrist warmers, sweater, scarf, and woolen socks. Then adding them again (due to evening chill). So I spend all day adding layers to my outfit (due to early morning vain optimism), and then shedding them (due to later morning activity once things warm up).
We leave the house early every morning for Mass, so I can’t exactly hunker down until the highs, such as they are, are approached. Spring has sprung, although the weather still tends to damp cold with some bouts of sunshine, occasionally. Today I won’t neglect my Corners - I will not fail to update you on doings… (remember, the Corner idea is that you can just skip it if it’s boring to you!)
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