okay, come here, have a very close look into the oven...
Best said in a German accent?
Oops, even blacker humour than yours - sorry!
Sugary bread - that must be because of how they're raised hey? As do you think it's like that in Europe so much? European bread doesn't taste sweet to me, unless of course you're intentionally choosing a brioche or something? And Europeon bread is great imho.
Sourdough bread is uber popular here. Even the supermarket chains do their own versions, and then there are the more independent and more expensive bakeries for special treats, that is, if you're not making it yourself. It's so much nicer, and more filling too - nothing worse that a sugary white loaf to make you get high, come down, and require more...
My Mum makes gorgeous sourdough. I used to, but the temperature fluctuates so much in my house I gave up. I may start again when we move into the new place. Currently, we're on such a tight budget that I get all our bread from the free food waste charity. It's day old, but who cares? And it's quite often good sourdough too, and if you're even luckier, sourdough from the independent bakers.
I do think it's important to back up your nutritional understanding with research/science. People are so gullible. And they dont realise that bodies are diverse as well, and what works for one, may not work for another.
I was raised vegetarian by a mother who taught herself nutrition because her family's health mattered. She made me care about it too. And it was all from scratch, unlike some of the fake 'deli' meats and sausages that are 'plant based' but basically flour and seasoning! Mind you, I had a really great 'plant based' 'salami' the other day from the charity that I really enjoyed!
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I just made "flour and seasoning" the other day for a BBQ, it turned out really, really good. I have to work on the consistency a little, but everyone loved the flavor. And it is indeed very similar to making bread.
I remember going dumpster diving during my university years. It wasn't really necessary, but we hated seeing food to waste. And why not save a few bucks and food? Supermarkets started building fences around their garbage area soon... Spending a lot of money to make sure that their trash is secured and can't be taken advantage of. That logic...
My first loaves of bread were super-sour. Just how I love them. I like sour and bitter stuff, because, you know - I'm sweet enough. Have to balance it out. I tuned that down quite a bit for my clients, both because I got more experienced in how to handle sourdough and because it sold a lot better. But a hyper-fermented loaf from time to time... still my favorite.
For some reason this comment didn't turn up in my alerts. I thought you sAw my comment and hated me haha. Glad you found it funny.
I really like sour. Sour bread, yoghurt, pickle. Much better than sweet imo. That bread looks great x
I always love a good joke, especially when it's about Germans. people think we don't have any humor, but we're just so efficient that nobody notices it.
The Ciabatta style was actually a bit disappointing. We used our regular white dough, and though long fermentation, it just wasn't the same as the Ciabatta that I know. The consistency is of. Now, and that is ironic - the business who bought it loved it that way. Seems like they, too, only wanted a label to make it more interesting, with a different shape. At least they didn't want me to put sugar in it.
My Dad was German. I know all about you weirdos 😜 And yes, you have great humour.
I guess the flour, the humidity, all kinds of things would change the ciabatta ..
It was the dough. We didn't do an extra dough, but just used the regular dough that we use for pretzel for the Ciabatta :-D I had thought that they used the focaccia dough, which is closer to ciabatta, but they didn't. Anyway, the clients liked it, so all good 🤣
There's some guy online who makes all these mad focaccia flavours, like gochujung, pumpkin spice, apple pie, etc. some sound terrible but some are tempting! Like a patisserie in town that makes croissants with all kinds of fillings - pistachio cream with raspberries, banana and caramel etc.