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  • in reply to: What are you Baking the week of March 15, 2020? #22220
    aaronatthedoublef
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      Thanks BA. I may be able to find some red wheat and when I do I will try it. My whole wheat has a very tight, small crumb. It tastes good but is a little gummy. I posted a question to KAF about the recipe so I'll let everyone know what they say.

      I found Stella Parks on whole wheat bread on Serious Eats. Ms. Parks has a "how to" posting here, and a recipe posting here. Just in reading the "how to" my autolyze was too short - about 30 minutes. And I should have used a machine to knead it. Ms. Parks uses a food processor and I am not sure out aging, well used food processor could handle it. I will try my Kitchen Aid which she dislikes since they started using plastic gears - I thought they had gone back to metal but this was updated last January.

      I'll try them and let you know.

      I never knew BRM had a white wheat. It's odd that KAF was more popular in Seattle considering Bob's was MUCH closer. But Bob's had no advertising and KAF only had a little.

      in reply to: Covid-19 Discussions and Stories #22219
      aaronatthedoublef
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        Per KAF, Galahad is 11.7 and Lancelot is 14. Bread is like their patent flour which is 12.7. My friend uses patent to make pita after trying Lancelot and not liking the result.

        in reply to: What are you Baking the week of March 15, 2020? #22213
        aaronatthedoublef
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          Thanks Skeptic! All I have right now is white wheat. The recipe The recipe The recipe uses red wheat but KAF has always maintained that you can substitute red and white 1-for-1. Not ready to give up yet!

          in reply to: What are you Baking the week of March 15, 2020? #22206
          aaronatthedoublef
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            I had NO oven spring in my whole wheat bread. It is pretty dense but has good flavor.

            The recipe is here https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/classic-100-whole-wheat-bread-recipe

            Not sure what I did wrong. It's pretty dense as the loaf is just under two pounds.

            in reply to: Covid-19 Discussions and Stories #22205
            aaronatthedoublef
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              Ahhh. This is what they used to call Sir Lancelot (maybe they still do.) I seen people use this for pizza and bagels.

              Could you mix it with AP to lower the gluten? I haven't used AP in years. I use bread flour for AP flour in cookies and brownies and cakes.

              in reply to: What are you Baking the week of March 15, 2020? #22189
              aaronatthedoublef
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                I made KAF 100% whole wheat bread with white whole wheat. It didn't rise much. I might try kneading with a machine next time to see if that gives it a higher rise.

                in reply to: What are you Cooking the week of March 15, 2020? #22188
                aaronatthedoublef
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                  This week I made carnitas which we had in tacos two nights. I also made broccoli fried rice and then mixed in leftover carnitas one night.

                  I had four meals from carnitas and two from the fried rice. I think we're running low on rice. I can find basmati but might wife prefers jasmine. But she might have to eat basmati.

                  in reply to: Bagels #22187
                  aaronatthedoublef
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                    Look great! Like BA, I am working up the nerve to make them. Three ounces of dough sounds good. Do you know how much the finished bagels weighed. This has become my new quest - to figure out how much mixed dough will yield after proofing and rising and baking.

                    It probably varies from recipe to recipe based on ingredients but I'd love to see a rule of thumb.

                    in reply to: Covid-19 Discussions and Stories #22186
                    aaronatthedoublef
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                      Yes. We have made that legal here too.

                      My wife found 10 pounds of KAF bread flour online at Walmart today and it has been appearing briefly on store shelves here. So KAF must be restocking. Have not heard boo from BRM. I found a spare 5 pound bag of KAF bread flour in the basement today too!

                      in reply to: Covid-19 Discussions and Stories #22159
                      aaronatthedoublef
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                        I think some stores just don't get it! Target and Costco are making people come to the store to buy stuff!

                        We have done more baking then normal. I made some breakfast cookies that used rolled oats and almond butter. We didn't have almond butter so we subbed in sunflower butter. NOT A GOOD SUBSTITUTION! I doubled the vanilla and cinnamon. Should have doubled the honey too (just a tablespoon). I was the only one who liked them.

                        in reply to: Covid-19 Discussions and Stories #22110
                        aaronatthedoublef
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                          Just received an email from KAF today telling me my 3/14 order had shipped including WWW, pastry, and cake flour. Still no bread flour to be had.

                          in reply to: Covid-19 Discussions and Stories #22092
                          aaronatthedoublef
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                            My new favorite COVID-19 conspiracy theory is that it was started by dogs so their people would have to stay home and spend more time with them!

                            in reply to: What are you Cooking the week of March 15, 2020? #22081
                            aaronatthedoublef
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                              I made carnitas last night. It was about three pounds of pork butt after trimming the fat.

                              First time I've made it in a while. I forgot how easy it is and how much I like it.

                              in reply to: Covid-19 Discussions and Stories #22080
                              aaronatthedoublef
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                                My friend just announced on Facebook that they will be turning to delivery and take out only. Most of the delivery services offer contact-less delivery.

                                But, most of the restaurants in town make most of their money off bar items and drinks cannot be delivered so this will put a big strain on their margins.

                                My friend with a liquor store has also started delivery.

                                in reply to: Covid-19 Discussions and Stories #22051
                                aaronatthedoublef
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                                  A little bit of positive in all this - my oldest and I played catch for the first time in years. We used to play catch and work on batting every day. He played catcher and I marked out the distance from home plate to second base and we practiced making the through.

                                  Then he stopped playing and we stopped playing. And yesterday he pulled out one of our gloves so I pulled out another and we played catch.

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