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0dense ([personal profile] 0dense) wrote2020-05-08 11:30 pm

plague anchorite challenge - 8 may

bread news!
  • minced up about three tablespoons (total) of thyme and rosemary and kneaded it in to my favorite easy recipe - it's marked as bread rolls but it really works like a pull-apart focaccia in my hands
    • double everything for twelve solid rolls for three people 
    • I've been subbing butter for olive oil according to what we've got and it works perf
    • goes great with chana masala
  • also, got a dose of sourdough starter from a neighbor! I have no idea how to do right by this thing! but it smells nice? I gave it some flour and water according to King Arthur Flour and now it's hanging out on the counter, so *fingers crossed*
    • tbh what's giving me the most confidence right now that I might be able to manage a starter is Ned the Try Guy's troubleshooting: if he can start from zero, I'll take notes from along the way!

I do very much like the focaccia, but it doesn't have the same structure or crust. Worth a shot!