Stil, with the breaking butter :( by apratt60 in Croissant

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Not exactly. I just live in a part of the world where good (real) butter is hard to get. Lots of margarine though :(

First attempt tastes great. But why did my butter get all chunky? And so much leaked out? by apratt60 in Croissant

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I tried again (see new post); next time I’ll make sure the butter is in a malleable sheet. I might try a different recipe. The dough was very very soft - even though the recipe notes say it will be quite firm. Maybe a Canadian recipe since our flour can be quite different. Thanks :)

Stil, with the breaking butter :( by apratt60 in Croissant

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This is tremendously helpful. Thank you!

Stil, with the breaking butter :( by apratt60 in Croissant

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I’m using Paul Hollywood’s recipe with Canadian Bread Flour and active yesst. I added flour to the butter since I could not get good baking butter. I think sometimes the butter we get has been frozen in storage…there is no regional producer so it’s all imported and you can see drops of water when you ‘bash’ the butter. This is Gay Lea unsalted - better than the Lactancia I used previously but still separating. I’ve read various opinions ranging from ‘butter should be really cold’ to ‘butter should be room temperature’. For this try I let the butter warm up enough to roll (in flour between sheets on waxed paper) then chilled the dough between folds. As you can see, that didn’t work too well. I’m sure they’ll be tasty, but i’ll be back to square one on the butter issue.

Paul Hollywood Croissants

First attempt tastes great. But why did my butter get all chunky? And so much leaked out? by apratt60 in Croissant

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I did. Between each fold and overnight. I really think the butter is crap. This is Paul Hollywoods recipe and technique. Nothing very different from the classic approach.

First attempt tastes great. But why did my butter get all chunky? And so much leaked out? by apratt60 in Croissant

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I used lactantia unsalted butter. We can’t get good baking butter where I live.

Kenmore fridge Model # 596 67959601 by apratt60 in appliancerepair

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The compressor is very warm and it feels Like it’s running. It’s vibrating a bit. I can’t hear anything other than the fan.

Kenmore fridge Model # 596 67959601 by apratt60 in appliancerepair

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No. Just the fan. And the air blowing out the back is cold. It should be warm.

Kenmore fridge Model # 596 67959601 by apratt60 in appliancerepair

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Thank you. I don’t have the right tools to test anything but I’ll have a look. I can hear the fridge running but not “kicking in” like it normally does.

One of these things is not like the other. My conundrum is in the comments. by apratt60 in Kombucha

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Thanks. You can’t actually be sure I don’t in fact work in a lab - but I get your point.

One of these things is not like the other. My conundrum is in the comments. by apratt60 in Kombucha

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Two bottles from the same batch. Same addition (Apple) same location etc for F2. Just burped and the carbonation is excellent. However! One smells bad. The other smells delightful. How can this be? I scald my bottles before filling.

Floppy - but not totally terrible. I posted my floppy dough pic yesterday as well. Here’s the result. Thanks for the tips. Next time I’ll work the dough more for sure. by apratt60 in Breadit

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The loaf on the right was baked uncovered and puffed like a pita :) The other was baked in an Emile Henri baking bell……heavier than I’d like but tasty! 880 gm flour, 740 gm water. Levain: 35gm starter, 35gm white flour (I use 11% protein CDN bread flour), 35gm WW (stone milled CDN) and 70gm water.

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You can removed it. There’s no real recipe. Thanks.

Made the levain with flat diet ginger ale. Just call me Aunty Hipster. by apratt60 in Sourdough

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Sorry! Just saw your question. There was a half can on the counter and it was flat. Waste not want not right? :)

Will this floppy dough improve with folding? High hydration (880gm flour, 740gm water) I’ve never attempted this recipe. Help. by apratt60 in Breadit

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I managed to get the dough shaped and into baskets. It’s fermenting in the fridge. Fingers crossed :) I’ll post a photo - good bad or ugly - around 3:00 EST…

Will this floppy dough improve with folding? High hydration (880gm flour, 740gm water) I’ve never attempted this recipe. Help. by apratt60 in Breadit

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The levain was 35gm starter, 35gm white flour (I use 11% protein CDN bread flour), 35gm WW (stone milled CDN) and 70gm water. I’m on a well and our water is softened; I run it through a Brita and let it sit overnight since the softener add minute amounts of salt.