Comments on: How To Make Sourdough Bread Bowls http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/ A Guide to Cooking with Real Food the Way Your Grandma Used to Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:33:31 -0400 hourly 1 By: Yoga Fitness http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-25997 Yoga Fitness Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:10:48 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/#comment-25997 Thank you so much for writing this post. I'm making bread bowls with broccoli and cheddar soup. It's the perfect weather for them now.<br /><br />You did a fantastic job, with the pictures and instructions, thanks again! Thank you so much for writing this post. I'm making bread bowls with broccoli and cheddar soup. It's the perfect weather for them now.

You did a fantastic job, with the pictures and instructions, thanks again!

]]> By: Drew http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-24698 Drew Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:36:37 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/#comment-24698 Woo-hoo! That's the thing with yeast. You just can't rush it. It's ready when <em>it</em> wants to be ready. Woo-hoo! That's the thing with yeast. You just can't rush it. It's ready when it wants to be ready.

]]> By: Nivera http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-24697 Nivera Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:43:01 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/#comment-24697 Sucess! YAY!! I started WAY early in the day so it could have tons of sitting time to rise. And I made 2 batches so if one didn't go well, maybe the other would. One is better then the other, but both look great. Thank you! Sucess! YAY!! I started WAY early in the day so it could have tons of sitting time to rise. And I made 2 batches so if one didn't go well, maybe the other would. One is better then the other, but both look great. Thank you!

]]> By: Drew http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-24681 Drew Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:37:37 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/#comment-24681 I really wish I could be more helpful. That's why I don't mind the times something doesn't come out the way I planned. When you get it right the first time, you don't know how to troubleshoot the problems.<br /><br />You might want to check out <a href="http://www.kneadtobeloaved.com/why-your-bread-wont-rise-possibility-number-one.html" rel="nofollow">Knead To Be Loaved</a>, a blog that is <em>just</em> about bread. I really wish I could be more helpful. That's why I don't mind the times something doesn't come out the way I planned. When you get it right the first time, you don't know how to troubleshoot the problems.

You might want to check out Knead To Be Loaved, a blog that is just about bread.

]]> By: Nivera http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-24680 Nivera Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:46:24 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/#comment-24680 Another attempt tonight at the bowls. It rose, but barely. Definitely not enough for a bread bowl. But the family said my "bread hunks" were good. :) My starter is bubbling so I'm pretty sure that's not the problem. I am planning another attempt for Monday. To go along with the French Onion soup recipe you put up. I'll let ya know if it's successful. Another attempt tonight at the bowls. It rose, but barely. Definitely not enough for a bread bowl. But the family said my "bread hunks" were good. :) My starter is bubbling so I'm pretty sure that's not the problem. I am planning another attempt for Monday. To go along with the French Onion soup recipe you put up. I'll let ya know if it's successful.

]]> By: Drew http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-24675 Drew Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:18:54 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/#comment-24675 Nivera, I'm pretty sure that's exactly what happened. I thought the same thing once, and came out with totally flat dinner rolls. The lowest setting on my stove is 170°, and anything above about 120°-125° will kill it. I've even tried turning it on for two minutes then shutting it off before adding the bread. No luck. <br /><br />With bread, we just have to learn patience. Nivera, I'm pretty sure that's exactly what happened. I thought the same thing once, and came out with totally flat dinner rolls. The lowest setting on my stove is 170°, and anything above about 120°-125° will kill it. I've even tried turning it on for two minutes then shutting it off before adding the bread. No luck.

With bread, we just have to learn patience.

]]> By: Nivera http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-24674 Nivera Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:47:13 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/#comment-24674 I placed my bread bowls back in the oven as well for the second rise, thinking it would make them rise quicker. But then I thought....maybe just a *bit* hotter would be better and so I flipped on the oven to the lowest setting for a few minutes again. My bowls didn't rise at all. Did I kill em with too much heat? I placed my bread bowls back in the oven as well for the second rise, thinking it would make them rise quicker. But then I thought….maybe just a *bit* hotter would be better and so I flipped on the oven to the lowest setting for a few minutes again. My bowls didn't rise at all. Did I kill em with too much heat?

]]> By: Drew http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-22863 Drew Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:22:00 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/#comment-22863 Thanks for the tip. I'll have to get some parchment paper. Thanks for the tip. I’ll have to get some parchment paper.

]]> By: Melissa http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-22862 Melissa Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:40:00 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/#comment-22862 Drew, I tried one today and I'm happy with it. :) I see what you mean with sturdier, and I do like the texture. Now that I know how it tastes, I will definitely make some bread bowls with them, and I think I'll also make a loaf of bread and try some grilled cheese with 'em (and mustard pickles, MMMMM). <br/><br/>I always put them on the sheet I'll bake with for the second rise. I am lazy, and I don't want to have to clean two pans. ;) I line all my pans with parchment paper, too - so easy to clean up, and nothing burns with it!<br/><br/>Thanks again for the recipe. I really enjoyed it. :) Drew, I tried one today and I’m happy with it. :) I see what you mean with sturdier, and I do like the texture. Now that I know how it tastes, I will definitely make some bread bowls with them, and I think I’ll also make a loaf of bread and try some grilled cheese with ‘em (and mustard pickles, MMMMM).

I always put them on the sheet I’ll bake with for the second rise. I am lazy, and I don’t want to have to clean two pans. ;) I line all my pans with parchment paper, too – so easy to clean up, and nothing burns with it!

Thanks again for the recipe. I really enjoyed it. :)

]]> By: Drew http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-22860 Drew Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:09:00 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/09/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-bowls/#comment-22860 Melissa, I haven't been baking yeast breads long enough to have made a whole lot of mistakes yet. (And that's how I usually learn.) My sourdough was definitely denser than most white breads, but that's what you need for bread bowls.<br/><br/>The trick for a really light bread seems to be getting it into the oven after the second rising without deflating it. I've seen some of mine go down as I transferred them from the cutting board they were rising on to the pan I'm cooking them on.<br/><br/>When you're doing dinner rolls or a loaf, the second rise can happen in the same pan you're going to bake in. If you <em>have to</em> transfer it, make sure you use way more corn meal on the board than you think you need. If it sticks even a little to the board it's rising on, you'll deflate it when you try to slide it off. Melissa, I haven’t been baking yeast breads long enough to have made a whole lot of mistakes yet. (And that’s how I usually learn.) My sourdough was definitely denser than most white breads, but that’s what you need for bread bowls.

The trick for a really light bread seems to be getting it into the oven after the second rising without deflating it. I’ve seen some of mine go down as I transferred them from the cutting board they were rising on to the pan I’m cooking them on.

When you’re doing dinner rolls or a loaf, the second rise can happen in the same pan you’re going to bake in. If you have to transfer it, make sure you use way more corn meal on the board than you think you need. If it sticks even a little to the board it’s rising on, you’ll deflate it when you try to slide it off.

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