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Focaccia style par-baked grandma Sicilian.

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Par baked

The tail of the tape
75% semolina 
25% sprouted whole wheat 
100% hydration 
1.3% IDY
2% Salt
1.25% Honey 
8% olive oil
8% Butter
Par-baked 12 minutes at 450° F
Build to follow.

Edited to add one more important parameter, the mix.

Hand mixed, two stretch and folds. Cold retard/bulk fermented 48 hrs. 2.5 hours warm to room temperature/ proof. 

Original formula, by Will Falzon

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Pumpkin cookies

I invented this cookie dough formula myself! 

Pumpkin, cottage cheese,  Almond flour cookies 

Ingredients:

Dough

3/4 stick unsweetened butter(softened)

1 cup Monk fruit sugar 

1 cup whole milk cottage cheese ( blended until smooth)

1/2 cup (122 g) pure pumpkin puree 

2 TBs pumpkin spice 

1 tsp vanilla extract 

3 LG. Eggs

1 1/4 cup extra fancy semolina (150 g)

1 1/4 cup Almond flour ( 159 g)

1 tsp baking powder 

Pinch salt

Icing

Whole grain Sourdough country Pullman loaf bread

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Pullman loaf bread

86% whole grain sourdough country Pullman loaf bread.
Whole wheat - 70%
Prefermented high gluten flour - 14% (100% hydration)
Dark Rye - 10%
Whole Spelt - 10%
Purple Barley - 10%
Water 73%
Salt 2%
Honey 6%
Olive oil 6%

Total final dough - 2400 grams 

Finished product

Aim: To reformulate a whole grain flaxseed bread

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Finished product
  1. Lower the hydration to a more manageable percentage. While keeping a moist delicious texture.
  2. The first test bake in a Pullman loaf pan 

    Note worthy attributes

    1. All of the white flour is high gluten 

    2. All of the white flour is pre fermented.

    Phase #1 The autolysis. observation 

    The dough after the initial mix looks much drier. Albeit clay like.