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Charlie I assume you have found the "Townsends" vids on YouTube on how things were done in the 1820's

They have a few interesting ones on Breads
When you mentioned "Bacteria" I remembered this...

Great another Rabbit Hole

I went down one pretty far with the Fry Breads and Camp Breads

I have pretty much stopped experimenting now..

The Dutch Oven Loaf is down pat and the Wife and I both love it with Amish Butter the only thing I have adjusted is the amount of Flour to start with...

First Dutch Oven Loaf very very happy with the outcome this was the first complete try of the recipe I posted above

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Tried this recipe for the first time Yesterday sorry no pics :(

Did it as a Free standing loaf and it came out exceptional.

Will be messing with it more
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Just a heads up gents

You guys probably already know about it but just in case

General Mills expands flour recall

Yeah That ^^^^

She makes the Soda bread in this house, but exactly the same here smoothed in KerryGold Butter sopping up the Corned Beef juices off the plate OMG it was so good :p

Yeppers the Bulgarian Style with the 3% fat, if your are going to make them I figure the more unhealthy the better :rofl2:

Finally !!!!!

It has taken awhile and some reading, speaking of which I have to toss a BIG SRP Thank You :) to our very own OCDshaver for sending me a book on making breads..

I finally manged...

Learned something new with my 3rd attempt at a Crusty French bread :)

Dropped the use of the sugar with the warm water and Yeast and switched to just a sprinkle of Flour to feed the yeast :p
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So tried a Crusty French bread, today

Much much better then yesterday's Homestead Basic Bread..

Really happy with the Crust (Egg white wash) and the taste, even did a Kosher salt sprinkled top ...

Glen's OCD in getting shifted into gear now :D

Something I am learning in the garden, "Never Ever grow things that you don't absolutely love to eat"

So I am shifting that same sentiment to the...

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Not bad

Room for improvement but not bad at all, pretty happy right now

First Loaf is in the oven

It rose very well both times seemed to do just like in the vid :)

That was pretty cool "Punching it Down"

Just told the Wife "Way Cool, just spent 3 hours and $10...

This is the actual recipe I am following for the first attempt,,,

I think you guys were right and the yeast was dead, trashed it and moved on...
No Chlorine that is just not an issue here on the...

No on the dough

I haven't been able to get any reaction at all from the Yeast so I haven't gone farther yet.. No bubbles No blooms no Nuttin Honey :)

ie: The bevel ain't set yet :p

I read 10 minutes, but left it alone for 20 both times

I went with exact temps, used a Thermometer because the website said what you did about Bakery Yeast being more critical of temp so I added...

Yeppers I broke the Yeast :p

Will try again later when I get some of the little foil packs

Tried Honey the first time like the Recipe I am following said I could, then said hmmmm try Sugar for...

I asked the Gals at the bakery how to store it, and they said Freeze it I checked on line and it said the same, that is could be frozen :shrug:

I will pick up the packets at the little General...

Well first attempt at activating/proofing Yeast ended in abject failure :(

Second attempt in progress.. Probably should have just bought the packets, but we keep blocks of Yeast from the Bakery...

My first attempt ever of a Homemade Loaf of bread is in progress :)

Having fun so far :)