Tamarack

time and patience sometimes served in a dish

#spruce cone #yeast starter

#maple leaf #kraut experiment🌳

50% C H A G A bread, 50% bread flour, 96% hydration, 48 hours fermentation. This eats like a rye sourdough. — stay tuned in my following posts for more information about this project #wildbread

#potatobread, in portrait mode no less. #organic and #sour and #sweet

this is my recipe for my “valley home style white” bread, named for the lovely folks I serve in the Annapolis Valley. It’s best for farming families, equestrian households, fisherfolks, ‘regular joes’ and everyone in between.⠀ ⠀ ............................⠀ ⠀ Valley Homestyle White⠀ -2 tbsp dry active yeast⠀ -1 tbsp sugar, honey or maple syrup⠀ -2 2/3 cups of ‘just bearable’ hot water⠀ — mix and let bloom to a foam⠀ ⠀ In a separate bowl:⠀ -1/4 cup white sugar, honey or maple syrup⠀ -1 tbsp salt⠀ -3 tbsp room temp butter⠀ -8 cups ap flour⠀ Egg wash⠀ ⠀ Combine bloomed yeast with dry ingredients and knead until combined. Place in an oiled bowl and cover till doubled in size, punch down and let rise again. It should feel like a fat baby’s thigh, light and airy. Your fingerprints should leave impressions, if you tick those boxes you’re ready to divide into two and shape into two logs. Pinch the seams in the dough so they don’t open and flip over so seams are pan side down.⠀ ⠀ You can use loaf pans or a baking sheet, it only changes the shape. ⠀ ⠀ Once doubled in size, or risen past the top of the loaf pan (again, finger impressions) coat in egg wash (1 egg+ a splash of water) if you want, it’s optional but leaves the loaves shiny and looking great. I get lots of satisfaction from egg wash and you will too. Also, I gave mine some slight scores to help steam escape. Play around with scoring the top of your bread. It’s at least 25 percent of the fun.⠀ ⠀ Bake ‘em at 400 ‘till they’re done. (Or golden on all sides)⠀ ⠀ Send me some pics ! Share the recipe ! Be safe

plain white #organic #sourdough sandwich bread tests, the pandemic has switched my gears to something that stores well, is user friendly and nutritious. Something everyone can recognize and obtain, recipe to follow.

my favourite thing to serve my guests is #sunshine in the winter (especially the Nova #Scotian #winter) #lactofermentation #chanterelles #preserving #wildfood #basicbitches #cantherelluslateritus #chillies

those #watermelonradishes from @taprootfarms though #👄 they’ve been a #winter staple in my home for years - you should get you some.

chunky #mincemeat pie 🦗 #currants #figs #apples #raisins #driedblueberries #ginger #brandy #duckfat

happy holidaze, friends! pictured are a set of extracts for my fellow baker friends.