tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post9181119262554091854..comments2023-12-13T11:23:27.848-05:00Comments on Ponderings over the pond: Fighting the darkness of the North- why not hibernate?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-40773043049516961432009-01-19T08:03:00.000-05:002009-01-19T08:03:00.000-05:00That sounds good, about the sugar. It will be ext...That sounds good, about the sugar. It will be extra food for the yeast and should work. I'll try that! Also, we say that the bread raises, not 'yeastes', when it gets bigger and better by the yeast. It is pretty amazing that you can put living cells into the mix and then they multiply and create fluffy bread.LShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135583903768049008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-8112568976814811392009-01-18T14:19:00.000-05:002009-01-18T14:19:00.000-05:00I have a tip for you LS about the dried yeast. I h...I have a tip for you LS about the dried yeast. I have started to put the dried yeast and the right amount of warm liquid together with a about a teaspoon of suger in a bowl. Then I let it stand for a bit before I add the flour and other things. You can see when the yeasing start, you get little bubbles in the liquid. It works great. <BR/><BR/>Sourdough bread I have never tried, but I think it EHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275671822465334645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-79224669864039300762009-01-18T14:04:00.000-05:002009-01-18T14:04:00.000-05:00I know, this is the season of 'cocooning', staying...I know, this is the season of 'cocooning', staying inside and make bread and soup and such. We have had it really, really cold here, -20 degrees Celsius one night, and now everything is thawing again. Ciabatta, that sounds great. I would like to learn how to make focaccia and sourdough bread. <BR/><BR/>Tell the kids that it will be summer soon! And I like the seasons, just not the darkness (LShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135583903768049008noreply@blogger.com