[Magdalen] home made multi grain bread?

Susan Hagen susanvhagen at gmail.com
Thu Feb 5 21:27:28 UTC 2015


Grace,
I actually have to rig an incubator.  I used to use a heating pad and
bath towels but the old one died and the new ones all have automatic
shut off switches.  Now I have a yogurt maker that has a flat round
heating element with a plastic dome.

Susan

On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Susan, I'd forgotten how difficult it is to make, though I may try when it
> gets a little warmer.  My kitchen isn't warm enough to allow the starter to
> ferment. There's also a company in PA that sells the bread by mail order
> and also the dried starter. It says the package of starter makes enough for
> 80 loaves!! Not going to get it!
>
> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 11:31 AM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Roger, salt rising bread is delicious.  It was a childhood treat since
>> we could only get it when we visited my granddad in West Virginia.  I
>> have made it a few times but am not an expert at getting the starter
>> to work.  It is a salt tolerant bacteria rather than a yeast and
>> requires a fairly narrow temperature range to set.  It has a rich
>> taste, reminiscent of parmesan cheese.
>>
>> Susan
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 5:19 AM, Roger Stokes
>> <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> > On 05/02/2015 02:05, Susan Hagen wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Yes please Grace.  And I agree, salt rising makes the best toast and
>> >> the best grilled cheese in the whole world.
>> >
>> >
>> > I had never heard of salt-rising bread but the Wikipedia article makes it
>> > sound interesting.  I can certainly envisage the dense crumb making
>> > excellent toast as you aren't eating so much air as in regular bread.
>> >
>> > Roger
>>
>>
>>
>> --
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>>
>
>
>
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> Grace Cangialosi
> Ruckersville, VA
>
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> Incarnation
> before she said "Yes" to God.



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