Dave’s Bread Corner – Tina's Chic Corner

Popovers

December 11th, 2020Tina0 Comments

What are popovers? I had never heard of them until my husband introduced me to them a few years ago. Popovers are kind of like a crepe shaped muffin. Or maybe a souffle? Essentially they are a tall airy omelette. Well, whatever they are, they are really tall and a lot of the time the bottom isn’t flat enough to let them stand up. Neat, right? My husband has a tale about popovers. As a kid, his mom used to make popovers from time to time and they always failed to pop over. To this day no one is really …

White Bread

November 6th, 2020Tina0 Comments

If you like bread, here’s one for you. I fell in love with this bread the first time that my husband made it. It’s so fluffy and delicious and it’s absolutely better than anything you would buy from the store. Of course white bread can be used in all sorts of ways, toasted for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, a side for dinner, a snack, sliced for an appetizer board, you name it. Lately, we’ve been enjoying grilled cheese sandwiches. Probably because they are a good companion to soups and chilis. How do you make grilled cheese? My husband spreads some …

Sourdough Waffles

August 26th, 2020Tina0 Comments

I know what you’re having for breakfast this weekend. It took my husband a few tries to get the recipe for these sourdough waffles just right. I didn’t mind at all because it was a good excuse to have waffles for breakfast. You know, it’s a hard job being a food blogger sometimes. 😉 These waffles are Belgian style so they are thick, crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside. Who else loves the extra crunchy bits on the sides from the waffle iron? Since these waffles have sourdough starter in them, they have a slight sourdough flavor. …

Sourdough – Biscuits

June 9th, 2020Tina0 Comments

Sourdough. Like the pet you never named, well, most people don’t name their sourdough starter anyway. Maybe I (Dave) should name mine. 🙂 There is a bit of a process involved with sourdough. If you are properly maintaining yours, there will be starter that you discard pretty regularly. You have a choice here. You can throw it away (don’t feel bad, everyone does it) or you can try to come up with sourdough things to do with it. In this case, I suggest taking some of the starter you were going to throw away and turn it into biscuits instead. …

Maintaining Your Sourdough Starter

May 11th, 2020Tina0 Comments

I always maintain my sourdough starter at 100% hydration. That simply means that for every gram of flour I add, I also add a gram of water. This means that my starter is always a consistent level of hydration. If you want happy starter, easy math, and consistent recipes, this approach keeps everything nice and simple. In general, it is a good idea to keep an eye on your starter jar regularly. I check mine daily, but don’t always do anything with it based on what I see. There are a couple things to look out for that indicate doing …