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I did NOT Panic-Buy All This Flour #AdventuresofDoughbaFett

Yesterday morning I lamented that I was out of flour. Didn't I just buy ten pounds of flour last week?!? Yes. But I have been doing a lot of baking. I mean a lot. Just over the past weekend - cornetti , my first, second, and third attempts at a sourdough boule, naan, and pork bao - were all on my table. And that was just the savories. I also made a carrot cake and jasmine tea cakes. Yes, this shelter-in-place order is great for expanding my baking skills; it is not great for my waistline! But it's given me lots of recipes to post. All of those will be shared soon. Stay tuned. Within hours of posting the photo of my empty flour bag and asking local friends if they had seen any flour in any stores, I had a friend deliver two gallon bags with flour to my office. Another friend offered me her Tartine Bakery cookbook. When I got home there was a container of bread flour and a 25-pound bag of all-purpose on my doorstep. And, because I didn't know all of this was go...

Fraternal Twin Loaves for Sourdough Attempt Number Two #AdventureswithDoughbaFett

After Sourdough Round v. 1 , I had some random thoughts... I think I kneaded too much and squished out all of the air pockets. This needs more salt. Maybe I should try one of the recipes that the other girls are baking instead of out of a book that no one else is using. If I'm taking the time to bake a loaf, why wouldn't I bake two? I think I need another banneton (proofing basket) so I don't end up with one beautiful twin and one ugly twin! It was the second to the last thought in the list that inspired the twin loaves that I baked this morning. And, yes, I am specifying in the post title that they are fraternal twins because, it was rightly noted that "they don't look anything like, Mom." Fine. And it was the last thought that had me hoping online to order another banneton. With the shipping delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, I don't expect to receive it for a few weeks. Until then, fraternal twins it is. Also, I decided to stick wi...