tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post745808896869920260..comments2024-03-29T07:06:19.986-04:00Comments on Mae's Food Blog: Baker's WordsMae Travelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-20079575377357315372018-02-26T17:11:26.541-05:002018-02-26T17:11:26.541-05:00I've been using a sponge in my focaccia since ...I've been using a sponge in my focaccia since the first time I saw Biba's Italian kitchen on food network about a billion years ago (before the internet). I copied down her recipe as quickly as I could and then I made it that night. What a wonderfully spongy texture it made the focaccia. It was my favourite.Eva Taylorhttps://kitcheninspirations.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-77012790705925477082018-02-17T22:12:09.381-05:002018-02-17T22:12:09.381-05:00thanks! Cheersthanks! CheersCarolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985978221627051493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-60043080233290556102018-02-17T14:41:01.544-05:002018-02-17T14:41:01.544-05:00I haven't made any homemade bread in years. Th...I haven't made any homemade bread in years. This is a very interesting post!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-92072516911520027522018-02-17T12:53:36.973-05:002018-02-17T12:53:36.973-05:00Very informative post. I am not a baker and especi...Very informative post. I am not a baker and especially but I admire anyone who bakes bread. The term 'biga' is new to me but I know 'poolish' from a foodie novel that included bread baking--if only I could remember which book it was! ;-)Deb in Hawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753889028487254096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-88912439496606456952018-02-17T11:38:54.096-05:002018-02-17T11:38:54.096-05:00Bread baking has always seemed intimidating to me,...Bread baking has always seemed intimidating to me, but it's fascinating to learn more about it. Thanks for informative post. jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-15928821727781927022018-02-17T11:33:01.555-05:002018-02-17T11:33:01.555-05:00Both terms were new to me, and I bake bread regula...Both terms were new to me, and I bake bread regularly. In fact have probably killed more than my share of sourdough starters, which is why I gave up on them. Most notably a French starter, named Genevieve, supposedly over 200 years old. Sad... also some purchased from International Sourdough Starters (I think that's the name) which company scores starters from old bakeries and families allClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04373419551112159105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-52299801131579859822018-02-17T07:58:43.800-05:002018-02-17T07:58:43.800-05:00I'm too lazy to keep a sourdough starter going...I'm too lazy to keep a sourdough starter going but I often bake with a sponge (biga, poolish). I haven't made much bread this year for some reason.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-21800704279987019852018-02-17T07:26:47.145-05:002018-02-17T07:26:47.145-05:00Great research Mae and a fun read!Great research Mae and a fun read!gluten Free A_Z Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651624214552275164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-51920487360011095252018-02-15T07:04:20.758-05:002018-02-15T07:04:20.758-05:00My homey sourdough starter kept going for 5 years ...My homey sourdough starter kept going for 5 years and might still be happy if someone had taken care of it during my lengthy health problems.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170701847096189707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-72634481302083174322018-02-14T21:35:52.621-05:002018-02-14T21:35:52.621-05:00Yes, this reminds me again how much of a bread rut...Yes, this reminds me again how much of a bread rut I am in! I always wonder if I have problems with sourdough because I've had too many ferments going, vinegar, water kefir, sometimes sauerkraut... But I love to eat other peoples...inger@Art of Natural Livinghttp://artofnaturalliving.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-72385294293883632112018-02-14T16:29:58.871-05:002018-02-14T16:29:58.871-05:00This would be great for Valentine's Day, bette...This would be great for Valentine's Day, better than anything chocolate for me! Good read, good words, good bread! Thanks!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158336083462589188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-69734227223601573912018-02-14T11:43:14.445-05:002018-02-14T11:43:14.445-05:00This was so much fun to read. I'm an old-time ...This was so much fun to read. I'm an old-time sour dough baker, but I'd never heard of these two terms. I always suspected starters went back a long time and in various places, not just with the American pioneers. Thanks for sharing this.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-14327729897784430502018-02-14T10:53:39.383-05:002018-02-14T10:53:39.383-05:00What a wonderful read! Loads of info, much of it n...What a wonderful read! Loads of info, much of it new to me. Love the words "biga and poolish." Biga is new to me; I've actually come across poolish before (a few years ago there was a blog, now defunct, that sometimes made bread using this method; alas, trying to think of the name of the blog, and can't). Anyway, you have me yearning to bake bread now!Kitchen Riffshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334461438904669081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-91624458479990758412018-02-14T08:22:21.321-05:002018-02-14T08:22:21.321-05:00I'm not surprised I didn't know those word...I'm not surprised I didn't know those words - I'm a complete failure at baking bread. bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-16639876238863358522018-02-14T07:55:26.774-05:002018-02-14T07:55:26.774-05:00You know I shared this with Rick! I love how you d...You know I shared this with Rick! I love how you dig deep into food. I always learn a lot when I'm here (even if I probably forget it then next day when I sink my teeth into a good old taste of bread!)Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.com