so after trying a little bit of this and a little bit of that, this weekend i went back to my bread basics. i made a simple white loaf and i have no idea
exactly how much water and flour i used so please don't ask. i can tell you i started with a
poolish, that i made the night before, that was 1 cup water, 1 cup flour, and 1/4 teaspoon yeast. the next afternoon i made the dough with roughly 2 teaspoons yeast, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, about 1/2 cup water, all the poolish, and almost 3 additional cups flour (i think). i went by feel really. i actually kneaded the dough by hand for a full ten minutes so the upper arm workout for the weekend was taken care of. i let her rise for about 2-3 hours, punched her down (cause she's a bad bitch), and then reformed her and let her rise again for about 45 minutes. due to the lack of any kind of baking stone, i baked her in a preheated enamel coated cast iron dutch oven (
betty - she's yellow and sassy) at 450 degrees for 20 minutes covered and then 10 minutes uncovered. as you can see from the picture i actually got some
puffage, it's she a beauty?!? my coconut pie, however, was a bit lacking in the looks and presentation department. but as we snacked on her for the last couple of days, she's just got better and better.
i've been wanting to try
this recipe ever since i found it and thought something coconut would be perfect for my sweetie for valentines day. the only real problem i had was that the center didn't set up as much as i would have liked, but after a night in the frig it was almost perfect. so next time, and there will be a next time, i think i will bake her for about 5-10 more minutes.
please excuse the the holes in the pie. the one in the middle was me checking to see how the center was setting up, and the one in the upper right was me taking a quick taste.
ok, she kinda of fell apart coming out of the pan, but really, who cares?!?
so after trying a little bit of this and a little bit of that, this weekend i went back to my bread basics. i made a simple white loaf and i have no idea exactly how much water and flour i used so please don't ask. i can tell you i started with a poolish, that i made the night before, that was 1 cup water, 1 cup flour, and 1/4 teaspoon yeast. the next afternoon i made the dough with roughly 2 teaspoons yeast, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, about 1/2 cup water, all the poolish, and almost 3 additional cups flour (i think). i went by feel really. i actually kneaded the dough by hand for a full ten minutes so the upper arm workout for the weekend was taken care of. i let her rise for about 2-3 hours, punched her down (cause she's a bad bitch), and then reformed her and let her rise again for about 45 minutes. due to the lack of any kind of baking stone, i baked her in a preheated enamel coated cast iron dutch oven (betty - she's yellow and sassy) at 450 degrees for 20 minutes covered and then 10 minutes uncovered. as you can see from the picture i actually got some puffage, it's she a beauty?!? my coconut pie, however, was a bit lacking in the looks and presentation department. but as we snacked on her for the last couple of days, she's just got better and better. i've been wanting to try this recipe ever since i found it and thought something coconut would be perfect for my sweetie for valentines day. the only real problem i had was that the center didn't set up as much as i would have liked, but after a night in the frig it was almost perfect. so next time, and there will be a next time, i think i will bake her for about 5-10 more minutes.
please excuse the the holes in the pie. the one in the middle was me checking to see how the center was setting up, and the one in the upper right was me taking a quick taste.
ok, she kinda of fell apart coming out of the pan, but really, who cares?!?
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Next time, I will try to remember not to read your blog when I'm hungry! Everything looks so delicious...now my stomach is growling like mad. Incredible bread.
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