Multigrain Breads

Here are some breads that I made in bread class. I have never been a fan of whole wheat breads and multigrains, but I have found that by learning how to adjust recipes and add what I know I like, I can make a multigrain bread that even I can enjoy.

Multigrain Bread Extraordinaire

Sourdough Multigrain Bread

Practicing my scoring cuts.

Noncrystalline Candy

Ok, this has been an exciting week.  We are working on confectioneries in chocolates class.  The items that I made this week were chocolate taffy, peanut brittle, and pecan buttercrunch.  I have loved these things for a very long time, but never have been in a place where I could literally make them for myself, and now I can.  Here are the pictures of my finished products.

Chocolates - Week 2 - Molded Chocolates

This is becoming a hugely fun class.  This week we worked on molded chocolates.  Below are the two that I did, and they were HUGE hits.

Raspberry Walnut Dark Chocolate Ganache 

The mold I wanted to use, and coated with luster dust

Mold with chocolate coating and half the ganache filled

Molded Chocolates

I did the rounded ones, and a groupmate did the square ones, but the ideas were group efforts.

White chocolate molded chocolates

My favorite molded chocolates so far: 

Chai white chocolate ganache with white chocolate coating.

Chocolates Week 1

We started this quarter learning about tempering chocolates - and we tempered by seeding and by tabling.  The tabling was by far the easiest way, but also the messiest way. Here are some filigrees that I made the first week, as well as cigars and my favorite: the fleur de lis transfer sheets.  Next week we will be working on molded chocolates and I am really looking forward to learning more of this.

New Quarter - New recipes - Week 1 & 2 - Breads

Here are the breads that I did during the first 2 weeks of this quarter.  I really like making bread.  :)  However, if you look at the baguettes you will see I need more practice with the shaping of them.  This was the first time ever making baguettes, so while I might need practice, I am still pretty proud of what I was able to do.

Potato Dill Rolls

 White Pan Bread

 Baguettes - 4 different recipes

 La Brea recipe

 Poolish recipe

 Prefermented dough recipe

 Straight method