Comments on: When Life Gives You Overhydration http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/28/overhydration-ciabatta/ Notes from my kitchen, in which I bake bread and raise a few other matters Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:11:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Per http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/28/overhydration-ciabatta/comment-page-1/#comment-11817 Per Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:19:53 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4130#comment-11817 So... it makes me wonder; I've tried "the Fromartz" a couple of times, and I find the hand kneading technique quite challenging even for the original recipe @ 72%. Did you actually knead that by hand? Did you lose your mind and cry for help? Do you still have nightmares about sticky dough everywhere? Did it raise overnight in the fridge? How long? //P So… it makes me wonder; I’ve tried “the Fromartz” a couple of times, and I find the hand kneading technique quite challenging even for the original recipe @ 72%. Did you actually knead that by hand? Did you lose your mind and cry for help? Do you still have nightmares about sticky dough everywhere?

Did it raise overnight in the fridge? How long?

//P

]]> By: Pan casero http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/28/overhydration-ciabatta/comment-page-1/#comment-10508 Pan casero Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:14:26 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4130#comment-10508 Gracias!!! Gracias!!!

]]> By: Lex http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/28/overhydration-ciabatta/comment-page-1/#comment-10373 Lex Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:59:10 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4130#comment-10373 One of my baking mentors used to say, "There are no mistakes in bread baking, just new kinds of bread!" One of my baking mentors used to say, “There are no mistakes in bread baking, just new kinds of bread!”

]]> By: purplesque http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/28/overhydration-ciabatta/comment-page-1/#comment-10372 purplesque Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:08:18 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4130#comment-10372 What a gorgeous looking bread! I can almost see the crust crackle.. What a gorgeous looking bread! I can almost see the crust crackle..

]]> By: Laura http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/28/overhydration-ciabatta/comment-page-1/#comment-10363 Laura Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:08:45 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4130#comment-10363 Wow, what a great mistake. Great looking bread. Wow, what a great mistake. Great looking bread.

]]> By: Susan http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/28/overhydration-ciabatta/comment-page-1/#comment-10359 Susan Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:48:44 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4130#comment-10359 Sam, you know, actually I didn't. I followed your mixing and folding instructions to the letter, then used my usual shaping technique for ciabatta. Like I said, I can't really explain it. Sam, you know, actually I didn’t. I followed your mixing and folding instructions to the letter, then used my usual shaping technique for ciabatta. Like I said, I can’t really explain it.

]]> By: Sam Fromartz http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/28/overhydration-ciabatta/comment-page-1/#comment-10358 Sam Fromartz Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:34:48 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4130#comment-10358 But you must have mixed it for a long time to get such nice gluten development. But you must have mixed it for a long time to get such nice gluten development.

]]> By: Jesse http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/28/overhydration-ciabatta/comment-page-1/#comment-10339 Jesse Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:37:31 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4130#comment-10339 I've done the same thing!! And it is a happy accident. I love what the extra water does to dough. Yum! I’ve done the same thing!! And it is a happy accident. I love what the extra water does to dough. Yum!

]]> By: Jamie http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/28/overhydration-ciabatta/comment-page-1/#comment-10328 Jamie Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:39:55 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4130#comment-10328 Boy, I wish my kitchen mishaps turned out this perfectly. I don't even know if I made ciabatta on purpose they would come out this beautifully! Boy, I wish my kitchen mishaps turned out this perfectly. I don’t even know if I made ciabatta on purpose they would come out this beautifully!

]]> By: Hillary http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/28/overhydration-ciabatta/comment-page-1/#comment-10321 Hillary Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:00:25 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4130#comment-10321 It still looks like it has a good texture! Way to put a positive spin on this mistake :) After all, some of the best foods come from mistakes! It still looks like it has a good texture! Way to put a positive spin on this mistake :) After all, some of the best foods come from mistakes!

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