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Title: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: hikerman on September 02, 2013, 04:26:17 PM
Was going to make a loaf of sourdough French bread in the breadmaker for our meal later, but decided to try it in the pellet grill on my pizza stone. I still used the breadmaker up to the second rise, at which time I split the dough into two loaf shapes and rose them in our oven. After the second rise, a few slashes and an eggwash, they went into the grill on the preheated stone.
I'll post a finished pic when done.



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Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: teesquare on September 02, 2013, 04:41:30 PM
I will be waiting with warm , drawn butter...and a big grin ;)
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: Sam3 on September 02, 2013, 05:00:46 PM
I will be waiting with warm , drawn butter...and a big grin ;)

X2!
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: hikerman on September 02, 2013, 05:22:35 PM
Step on up fellas.....  I think I'm going to keep this GMG Boone. It did not waver more than a degree or two from 375F on a windy day here. Bread came out nice!



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Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: drholly on September 02, 2013, 05:25:03 PM
Those are a couple of nice looking loaves. Good job!
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: veryolddog on September 02, 2013, 05:26:59 PM
I envy you your skill set. Those are nice looking loaves of bread. You have me thinking about doing this on the Weber Kettle. Very nice.

Ed
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: Smokin Soon on September 02, 2013, 05:43:57 PM
Sourdough on my Traeger is a weekly thing here. Just did 2 this morning. Pellet grills are a great outdoor oven when you don't want to heat up the house.

(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk250/smokinsoon/IMG_0996.jpg)
Title: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: mikecorn.1 on September 02, 2013, 05:46:25 PM
Bread pic looks great!


Mike
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Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: teesquare on September 02, 2013, 05:49:47 PM
Pellet grills are a great outdoor oven when you don't want to heat up the house.



And... that hint of wood smoke - give a real authentic, rustic wood fire oven taste and aroma to the bread...It just can't be beat!
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: UWFSAE on September 02, 2013, 06:41:35 PM
Wow, really nice job on those loaves!  Fresh baked bread is a wonderful thing, especially sourdough.
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: RAD on September 02, 2013, 06:59:17 PM
That looks outstanding.
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: muebe on September 02, 2013, 07:08:22 PM
They look great SS
Title: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: Pappymn on September 02, 2013, 07:31:29 PM

Pellet grills are a great outdoor oven when you don't want to heat up the house.



And... that hint of wood smoke - give a real authentic, rustic wood fire oven taste and aroma to the bread...It just can't be beat!

Stick a tube of Milt's pellets in there and get crazy! ;D
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: muebe on September 02, 2013, 07:32:46 PM

Pellet grills are a great outdoor oven when you don't want to heat up the house.



And... that hint of wood smoke - give a real authentic, rustic wood fire oven taste and aroma to the bread...It just can't be beat!

Stick a tube of Milt's pellets in there and get crazy! ;D

Yes Pappy I am digging on those Milt's pellets. Only takes a small handful for a couple hours of smoke!
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: Keymaster on September 02, 2013, 07:34:53 PM
Nice looking bread, I want to get that sourdough crock and starter yeast from King Arthur :)
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: fishingbouchman on September 02, 2013, 10:54:27 PM
saved and will be doing soon
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: Smokin Don on September 03, 2013, 12:39:22 AM
Gene and SS both have some great looking bread there, nice job!!! That's something I have never tried on my pellet grill! Don
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: pz on September 03, 2013, 12:43:01 AM
Baking bread is definitely an art that is difficult to master - those loaves look really good!
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: sliding_billy on September 03, 2013, 05:14:57 AM
That looks killer.
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: CDN Smoker on September 03, 2013, 08:42:21 AM
Awesome Job
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: drholly on September 03, 2013, 09:09:50 AM
Nice looking bread, I want to get that sourdough crock and starter yeast from King Arthur :)
My next door neighbor bought one and has been using it for almost a year now. Makes some great bread! I trade cooking on the grill for bread!
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: bbqchef on September 03, 2013, 09:22:48 AM
Where do you get sourdough starter?
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: drholly on September 03, 2013, 09:31:10 AM
Where do you get sourdough starter?
I'd start here. My neighbor says it is excellent. http://search.kingarthurflour.com/search?p=Q&asug=&af=type%3Aproducts&w=sourdough
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: pz on September 03, 2013, 11:16:36 PM
Where do you get sourdough starter?

This one looks interesting as well - many different kinds of starters: http://www.sourdo.com/
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: drholly on September 03, 2013, 11:53:44 PM
pz,

Thanks! That does look interesting. I've been baking bread for some time, but haven't tried sour dough yet. I was about to go t King Arthur (they have had a lot of good things) but this looks like I need to think this through some more. Thank you!

Cheers,

David
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: pz on September 04, 2013, 12:29:17 AM
My pleasure, David - I have not purchased from these folks yet, but certainly intend to give it a go.  Some of the starters sound really good
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: sparky on September 04, 2013, 01:40:34 AM
that bread looks good.   :)
Title: Making sourdough
Post by: bbqchef on September 14, 2013, 12:13:17 PM
OK... I've gone to the dark side and going to start doing some baking! I've always considered baking to be more of a science experiment that "real" cooking but I thought I'd tackle some sourdough...

(http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q616/bbqchef/Fivedaystarterwm.jpg)

This is the sourdough starter (flour, water and a bit of yeast) after getting happy for five days. I just started "feeding" it today and it should be ready in another four days or so.
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: hikerman on September 14, 2013, 12:35:56 PM
Good luck with your starter Chef!  While my bread is "called" French sourdough, it does not have a true sourdough starter in it, rather a bit of vinegar. Works good in a pinch. Using starter is far superior, but it at times is like having a pet. It must be thought about often, and dealt with as well.
Here is another approach, "dry active sourdough cultures". They don't require the time, and care that starters do. You make up a "sour" and then use it for baking. When finished, make up a new batch. The results are more consistent. This product is sold as lalvain du jour, and SAF Levain.  Lalvain du jour may be purchased at www.kingarthurflour.com

Hope this helps...
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: hikerman on September 14, 2013, 12:57:19 PM
Apologies, King Arthur is no longer selling lalvain du jour. Here is a place to purchase from,                                            www.fermex.co.uk/products/p_flavour.htm
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: Smokin Soon on September 14, 2013, 01:35:47 PM
This is one of the starters I use. http://www.culturesforhealth.com/san-francisco-sourdough-starter.html (http://www.culturesforhealth.com/san-francisco-sourdough-starter.html). They have the biggest selection of starters I have ever seen.
Mine has been going strong for 3 or 4 years. It's a bit of a pain, but once you get into feeding / baking routine it's well worth the trouble.
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: drholly on September 14, 2013, 02:30:00 PM
Apologies, King Arthur is no longer selling lalvain du jour. Here is a place to purchase from,                                            www.fermex.co.uk/products/p_flavour.htn
The link needs to be - http://www.fermex.co.uk/products/p_flavour.htm - note the last "n" should be "m"
Thanks for the link, Gene, interesting stuff!
Title: Re: Sourdough French Bread
Post by: hikerman on September 14, 2013, 03:08:45 PM
Apologies, King Arthur is no longer selling lalvain du jour. Here is a place to purchase from,                                            www.fermex.co.uk/products/p_flavour.htn
The link needs to be - http://www.fermex.co.uk/products/p_flavour.htm - note the last "n" should be "m"
Thanks for the link, Gene, interesting stuff!

Thank you David! It has been corrected.   ::)