You Won't Believe Your Eyes

[lynsey123]

Don't you worrry about being lop sided buddy, every one worries too much about being perfect. Your looks great.

[Bbqgoddess]

Originally Posted by DDave

That is freakin' awesome, Tom!!



Dave

Originally Posted by Kingudaroad

That thing is a work of art!!

Farking Gunny!!! HOLY BREAD BATMAN! that is so gorgeous! I think I'm out of pts... gotta check but that bread is AWESOME!!!

Yep im out... I am gonna catch ya when it resets!

[cajun_1]

So instead of the yeast ... you used 1 cup of sourdough ?

[blues_n_cues]

neopolitan bread- very cool.

and he listens to randy rhoads too... a man of many talents...

[Zeeker]

Wow Gunner, turned out killer (Kinda looks like a box of Neapolitan ice cream). You kicked butt on that bud. A true "Bread Head". rocked that for sure. I wish I could do that. Kudos... from me Bud...

[Gunslinger]

So here's the recipe.

1 cup active starter at 100% hydration
6 Tbs water
2 Tbs good Mexican vanilla
3 2/3 cups high protein flour
2 tsp Salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1/4 cup Nestle Nesquik strawberry powder
2 Tbs Cocoa
Another egg for egg wash


Mix the starter, water, vanilla, egg, egg yolks, sugar, oil, 1/2 the flour, and the salt. Stir. Add more flour, a bit at a time, until the dough is too thick to stir.

Pour out the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough, adding more flour sparingly, until the dough is smooth, satiny, has lost most of its stickiness, and is fairly firm. Cut dough into 3 pieces of the same weight. Now add the strawberry powder to one of the dough balls and knead until well incorporated and of a uniform color. Do the same with the cocoa.

Place dough balls into separate containers, cover and allow to rise until doubled in volume.

Punch down the dough, knead briefly, form each ball into a strand of about 12 to 14 inches in length. Braid the three strands into a loaf and place on large parchment paper lined cookie sheet.

Beat another egg with a few tablespoons of water. Brush this egg wash all over the loaf and let it rise until doubled.

Preheat oven to 350°.

When the oven is ready, brush the loaf with the egg wash again, being careful not to deflate it. Slide into the oven, bake about 35 minutes rotating loaf half way through.

This makes a very large loaf.

[Gunslinger]

When I made the first loaf posted here, my intention was to make it for a dinner at the church building this evening. Well, as with everything I cook, I can't keep my mouth off of it. So I decided to make another loaf for the dinner, but more like the Foppish Bakers recipe.
Here is that loaf. I will take pics as I cut it tonight, and post them then.





BTW, thanks so much all of you for the comments. You guys are super nice people.

[PigCicles]

Dang Gunny that is some awesome baking you got done there stud. I bet it's hard to walk away from a warm loaf of that. Thanks for sharing - I hope to give it a try soon with the holidays coming on fast.

[thepoolguy]

Thanks for the recipe Tom, Will definitely be a Turkey Day hit.

[Uncle-Honky]

Originally Posted by Gunslinger

Thanks everyone.



Thanks man, but mine is 10 1/2 yards, so I can make 1000 more loaves.



Ryan, look up^^. No, a little farther up^^^^^. It's finished bud.

Dang Gunny(The Ozark Bread Boss) I have no idea how the hell I missed it. I gave your thread an honest view... Shees... Any how Gunny that is just simply amazing bud. You are indeed a master bread crafter! I just gotta throw ya a big damn flying high cyber five!!
Thanks for sharing this Bread Boss!

[curious aardvark]

OH hell, man you are in the WRONG business !!

You've got that building, delegate the cement and open an artisan bakery (with a smoker out back) - hell that loaf alone would make you famous :-)

I Absolutely love the fact that it looks like a normal (well for you anyway) loaf on the outside and then you cut it and BAM, Magic bread !

I made olive bread in the machine saturday night and I was chuffed with that :-) lol Not sure we're on the same planet breadwise

more :-)

[curious aardvark]

The vanilla actually rose better than the chocolate and strawberry. No idea why

Just a thought - but check the ingredients for the strawberry, might have some salt. Also it might contain preservatives, stabilisers, emulsifiers etc which would inhibit the sourdough culture. Not sure about the cocoa - depends on if it's pure cocoa or drinking cocoa - if it's drinking cocoa then it too will have added ingredients that might inhibit your culture.

Just a thought :-)

[DDave]

Originally Posted by curious aardvark

OH hell, man you are in the WRONG business !!

Yep.

You should head on over to Food Network. You can take the Neelys spot in the lineup. They annoy the crap out of me and I've only watched a couple of episodes. And while you're there I'm sure you can teach Bobby Flay a thing or two as well.

Dave

[Gunslinger]

You folks are far too kind. Really. I sure do appreciate ya.

Originally Posted by Uncle-Honky

Dang Gunny(The Ozark Bread Boss) I have no idea how the hell I missed it. I gave your thread an honest view... Shees... Any how Gunny that is just simply amazing bud. You are indeed a master bread crafter! I just gotta throw ya a big damn flying high cyber five!!
Thanks for sharing this Bread Boss!

Really, too kind.

Originally Posted by curious aardvark

OH hell, man you are in the WRONG business !!
You've got that building, delegate the cement and open an artisan bakery (with a smoker out back) - hell that loaf alone would make you famous :-)

I couldn't do it for a living. I'll just keep it as a hobby. Thanks though.

Originally Posted by curious aardvark

Just a thought - but check the ingredients for the strawberry, might have some salt. Also it might contain preservatives, stabilisers, emulsifiers etc which would inhibit the sourdough culture. Not sure about the cocoa - depends on if it's pure cocoa or drinking cocoa - if it's drinking cocoa then it too will have added ingredients that might inhibit your culture.

Just a thought :-)

I think I over kneaded it. Took for ever to incorporate the cocoa and strawberry in to make a uniform color. I'm thinking it would have been better to make each flavor separate.

Originally Posted by DDave

Yep.

You should head on over to Food Network. You can take the Neelys spot in the lineup. They annoy the crap out of me and I've only watched a couple of episodes. And while you're there I'm sure you can teach Bobby Flay a thing or two as well.

Dave

Thanks Dave.


Here is the last loaf, sliced and ready for the congregation to devour.


I did serve it with honey butter. Here is the recipe.
1 lb real butter
1/4 honey
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla

Thanks everyone to looking at my bread and for the nice comments.

[Green Horn]

Food is like people. It's know what or how you look on the outside it's what's on the inside that counts. Dr. Phil OUT!

[cajun_1]

100% Hydration????? What is that Gunny? Ya gotta inform me, maybe that's why my sourdough ain't sourdough.

Originally Posted by Gunslinger

So here's the recipe.

1 cup active starter at 100% hydration
6 Tbs water
2 Tbs good Mexican vanilla
3 2/3 cups high protein flour
2 tsp Salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1/4 cup Nestle Nesquik strawberry powder
2 Tbs Cocoa
Another egg for egg wash


Mix the starter, water, vanilla, egg, egg yolks, sugar, oil, 1/2 the flour, and the salt. Stir. Add more flour, a bit at a time, until the dough is too thick to stir.

Pour out the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough, adding more flour sparingly, until the dough is smooth, satiny, has lost most of its stickiness, and is fairly firm. Cut dough into 3 pieces of the same weight. Now add the strawberry powder to one of the dough balls and knead until well incorporated and of a uniform color. Do the same with the cocoa.

Place dough balls into separate containers, cover and allow to rise until doubled in volume.

Punch down the dough, knead briefly, form each ball into a strand of about 12 to 14 inches in length. Braid the three strands into a loaf and place on large parchment paper lined cookie sheet.

Beat another egg with a few tablespoons of water. Brush this egg wash all over the loaf and let it rise until doubled.

Preheat oven to 350°.

When the oven is ready, brush the loaf with the egg wash again, being careful not to deflate it. Slide into the oven, bake about 35 minutes rotating loaf half way through.

This makes a very large loaf.

[crusty ol salt]

Dude that is an awesome loaf of bread...