u/daystract

We have a seperate drink fridge and meat freezer.

We have a seperate drink fridge and meat freezer.

100g starter
350g luke warm water
500g bread flour
10g salt

10am: feed starter 1:4:3
6pm: mix starter, water and flour
630pm: add salt then fold every 30 min
8pm: 3rd fold and bulk ferment on counter
12am: shape and cold proof (for 2.5 days)
10am: shape, boil in honey and salt water, sprinkle with everything bagel then bake at 400F for 25 min
12pm: cut

Verdict: Not like Montréal bagels but I like it! With a bit a cream cheese and I’m a happy gal. I find it a little chewey/doughy, even after cooling down for 1.5 hour. Is it because of the overproofing?

100g starter (1.5 month old)
350g luke warm water
500g bread flour
10g salt

10am: feed starter 1:4:4
4pm: mix starter, water and flour
430pm: add salt then fold every 30 min
6pm: 4th fold and start bulk ferment in oven with light
10pm: shape and start cold proof
9am: bake 450F 25 min lid on then 400F 15 min lid off
11am: cut

It was definitely over fermented (more than doubled in size, sticky to the fingers and bowl, a lot of webbing, hard to shape) but I don’t hate the result! Smells and tastes great 🤌

100g starter (1.5 month old)
350g luke warm water
500g bread flour
10g salt

My first loaf was a flat gummy mess. Not the dreamiest crumb shot but I’m quite happy with my second attempt! I think I might have over proofed it during bulk ferment (6 hours in the oven with lights on) or during cold proof (8 hours). Also, the dough was sorta firm during my foldings (4 folds every 30min), could it be lack of water?

Nonetheless, hubby and puppy approved 🥹.

10am: feed starter 1:4:4
4pm: mix then fold every 30 min
6pm: 4th fold and start bulk ferment
12am: shape and start cold proof
9am: bake 450F 25 min lid on then 15 min lid off
11am: cut

Please help me choose a backsplash shape and position: 1) stacked vertical or 2) stacked square. Ty!

I’m leaning towards the square because I feel like the rectangle might clash with the brick and I see too many vertical lines (from the floor to the vertical grain of my cabinets) but it could just be me. Husband doesn’t like the horizontal stack.