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Love this recipe! Made yesterday and it went together beautifully. Got a very good rise and loaf was lovely. Thank you for all your work developing it. Eager to see what the classic changes will be.
Jennifer,
Not sure how you found the forums, we’ve all but shut them down, but I’m glad you did!
Yes, you can most definitely donate them!
Katherine
Just finished making my first loaves to donate this weekend and discovered after baking that the visual proof of rising is not the most reliable indicator that the bread is ready to go into the oven! My loaves are very tall and have split and bulged a bit. I know now to let them prove longer and use the poke test to verify that they’re ready.
My question, though: is it OK to donate loaves that’ve split and bulged?
If you would prefer to avoid the diastatic malt that is necessary in the current Trailblazer use the Organic Artisan Expresso Bread Flour. It is the equivalent nutrition and performs very well in our loaves. I have switched to this flour because it is Organic, it performs, it is delicious and a great in so many bread recipes.
Instead of adding the diastic malt, another flour was mentioned as an alternative.
Which flour is that?
Gabrielle,
Yes, that is correct. 5g per loaf. 10g for two loaves. 🙂
Katherine
Quick question is it5 grams diastatic malt per loaf? So 10 for 2?
Try it with a small batch.
I also keep mine in the refrigerator and over a year. And truly haven’t had any problem, but it might be beneficial to be cautious by making a two-loaf batch and ensuring potency!
Just my thought.
I think I’m going to try the yeast formula to save some time and get myself through the holidays. My question is, does the yeast we get from Community loaves have an expiration date? I keep it in the freezer but I’ve had it more than a year ( and used it maybe twice). Anyway, do I need to buy more or can I use what I have?
Thanks, Deborah
Hi Katherine,
I’m sorry I should remember this but no, is the dinner roll break down exactly like the bread? In other words the exact same steps and baking temp and time?
Gabrielle,
I’m so sorry to hear about the flour mishap. Thankfully this is an uncommon event. It would be my pleasure to help you out in a pinch. If you are close to Kirkland, you are invited to swing by and pick up a bag from the Mothership.
Please email me – katherine@communityloaves.org and we’ll make some lemonade.
Katherine
I try hard not to whine or complain. I know we are All volunteers. Bit I just lost a whole 5 lb. Bag of Trailblazer. ☹️ I’m just frustrated the bag wasn’t sealed and I didn’t notice and ended up with flour all over my kitchen. Heavy sigh 😌 I just ordered more.
Thank you works great printed it off and ready to go.
Here is a link to the document from last year!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o-1G72BHSKKf4PoaKoNUSJd0onZj6D75/edit
Let me know if this doesn’t work!
Hi there! Katherine can you please point me in the direction of the Hot Crossed Buns-from last year? I’d like to make them this year for the family. Thank you
Gabrielle
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