Gourmet Foraging and Advanced Acorn Processing

...realized its a heck of a lot easier than growing, harvesting and threshing wheat. High value carbs don’t come out of nowhere–but they do grow on trees! Last steps Now you’re ready to cook with your acorn meal. It’s wet, so if you’re not going to use it immediately, I’d recommend drying it. You can spread it on cookie sheets and dry it in a very low oven, stirring frequently to get the wet stuff exposed to the air. Or if you have a dehydrator, you’...

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Why You Should Proof Bread in the Refrigerator

...sibility that sourdough cultures and long fermentation times may alleviate wheat allergies. There’s no solid proof of this but it makes intuitive sense to me. Loaves proofed in the fridge hold their shape better when baked. Proofing in the fridge slows down but does not entirely stop fermentation. With the breads I make I’ve found that between 12 and 24 hours in the fridge is about right. Longer and you risk over-fermentation and having dough stic...

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2,000 Year Old Bread

...have been eating white bread for a long time. Ironically, healthier whole wheat breads tended to go to poor folks. Also he says that the Pompeian bread would most likely, as this chef proves, look and taste a lot like contemporary “artisinal” sourdoughs. In other words, the bread you buy at a fancy bakery like Tartine in San Francisco hasn’t changed much in 2,000 years. The British Museum has helpfully provided a recipe should you want to make yo...

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