The Art of French Pastry

UNDERSTANDING INGREDIENTS The array of seeds brings different flavors to this bread. There are a few reasons why th ...

grains, and legumes that protect them until they germinate but can block enzyme function and reduce the absorption ...

will retain the moisture in the bread, making the crumb very moist. The amount of yeast is very low because ...

bread will not taste salty. INGREDIENTS | WEIGHT | MEASURE (APPROXIMATE) OR OUNCE WEIGHT SEEDS Sunflower seeds | 25 ...

1 teaspoon Sesame seeds | 25 grams | 2½ tablespoons Flaxseeds | 25 grams | 2½ tablespoons Rolled oats | ...

| ¾ cup POOLISH Bread flour | 170 grams | 1⅓ cups Water | 170 grams | ¾ cup less 2 teaspoons Dry yeast ...

grams | 2 cups Sea salt | 13 grams | 2 teaspoons METHOD DAY 1 Mix all the seeds and oats together with t ...

in the refrigerator. DAY 2 1 Make a poolish with a base temperature of 60°C. Take the temperature of t ...

instance, if your room temperature is 70°F, convert to Celsius and you will get 21°C; if your flour is 72°F, ...

correct temperature, mix all the ingredients for the poolish together with a spatula in the bowl of your mixer. ...

a strainer, and bring to room temperature. 2 Add the seeds, the 250 grams of bread flour, and finally ...

a very small amount of water to help it along. Mix the dough for 5 minutes on medium speed, then turn ...

makeshift proofer if your oven does not have a pilot light by placing a small pan filled halfway with freshl ...

scrape out the dough. Weigh the dough and divide into 3 equal pieces. To shape the loaves, take 1 piece at ...

Place the ball on the counter, cup it with your hands on each side, and start pressing on it while t ...

touching the counter. When the shaping is done you should have a perfectly round sphere of dough. If the dough ...

Cover with a towel or lightly with plastic and let rest for 15 minutes while you shape the other 2 pieces o ...

the top flap and bring it toward you over the first fold to the middle of the loaf and lightly press down t ...

other 2 loaves. Cover with a towel and place the loaves in a warm spot or in the makeshift proofer (reh ...

5 Preheat the oven to 450°F/230°C with a pizza stone on the middle rack and a small sheet pan on the ...