Category: Sourdough Related

• Sourdough Inclusion Favorite 💛

  This is my new sourdough inclusion I’ve been using, and it’s fantastic. It’s very strong though, so a little bit will do. When I do my final shaping I pull my dough in a rectangle and give it a little sprinkle all over the top. Then I roll it and shape as usual. Gives it…

  Jenny Alcina

  05.04.2024

  Sourdough Inclusions, Sourdough Related, Uncategorized

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• Cold Bake vs. Heated Vessel

  Ok, I’ll be doing a few tests for comparison, but today I went back and forth on whether I wanted to preheat my Bread Oven. I know it can be hard on the cast iron and enamel over time, but I have great success with my Dutch oven being hot, so I was torn. In…

  Jenny Alcina

  04.04.2024

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• Failure to Launch

  I’m in troubleshooting mode. I’ll obviously have to cut into this loaf and look at the structure when it cools, but it produced a giant belly and a tiny ear. A small amount of spring but not like my usual boules. It wasn’t overproofed for sure, but I did add more water and flour after…

  Jenny Alcina

  02.04.2024

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  fail, Other Stuff, sourdough blog, sourdough journey, sourdough starter, sourdough troubleshooting

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• More Inclusion Ideas 🤍

  Jalapeño & Feta, Green Chili & Cheese, Garlic & Cheddar, and Cheese & Onion.😍😍😍 Gorgeous gals! And isn’t my new chopping block awesome? You can find it here! It’s soooo beautiful.

  Jenny Alcina

  29.03.2024

  Sourdough Inclusions, Sourdough Related, Uncategorized

  Baking, bread, food, foodie, home chef, sourdough, sourdough journey

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• English Muffin Recipe

  English Muffins from The Little Spoon Farm recipe! Sooooo easy and delish! We’re going to enjoy these all week! It’s our Spring Break!! 🤍🤍🤍

  Jenny Alcina

  22.03.2024

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• Bunnies!

  These came out very cute! I think we need some Chocolate ones for Easter!

  Jenny Alcina

  19.03.2024

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• Big Belly!

  I’m getting big open bellies but no ears on these boules today. This one literally split halfway.

  Jenny Alcina

  18.03.2024

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• How do I get my Hydration Percentage?

  If you’re confused whether or not you are using a high or low hydration method or recipe, here is how you find out. It’s actually very simple. Your hydration is the total amount of water in grams , divided by the flour amount in grams, and then multiplied by 100. That is the hydration percentage…

  Jenny Alcina

  14.03.2024

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• Sourdough Sandwich Bread

  This Sourdough Sandwich Bread came out so good and it was SO easy. What you need: Ingredients: Toss everything into the mixer EXCEPT the flour, give it a quick mix and let it sit until the yeast is frothy on top (I use fast acting yeast so it was like 5 minutes maybe). Add the…

  Jenny Alcina

  12.03.2024

  Sourdough Related, Uncategorized

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• Pickle Bread

  We have chopped Whole Dill Pickles, Dill Weed, Feta, and Cabot’s Seriously Sharp Cheddar. Yummm!!!!! Pickle Juice went into the dough as well, so it should be VERY picklish! It has to rest overnight so I’ll post the finished bread tomorrow.

  Jenny Alcina

  10.03.2024

  Sourdough Inclusions, Sourdough Related, Uncategorized

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     House of Alcina

     10.03.2024

     […] Here’s the follow up from the Pickle Bread! It smells so good!!! I can’t cut into it for 4 hours, but I’ll snap a pic when I do. […]

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• Follow Up

  Here’s the follow up on the Recipe that I posted here. It definitely produced a nice bread with a deliciously soft inside. It’s a recipe I’ll try again, BUT, I really like my go to recipe best. It just works for me.🩵

  Jenny Alcina

  08.03.2024

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• Amazon Must Haves for Sourdough

  I asked myself earlier what it was that I really needed to know when I first started down this rabbit hole. What did I really need to get started? And now looking back, what I didn’t.  So here’s a few things I can share. You do not need a mixer. My husband offered to purchase…

  Jenny Alcina

  07.03.2024

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• Let’s Try It! New Sourdough Recipe

  My sweet friend and I had a long “sourdough convo” last night and she wants me to try her adjustments to her measurements. She says she’s getting great results.. so, we’re gonna give it a go! Here’s what she sent me: I’ll post later with the results 🙂

  Jenny Alcina

  07.03.2024

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• Jenny’s Sourdough

  Let’s bake some bread!!! I cannot do 2-day sourdough. It’s a crazy amount of time to spend on making a loaf of bread. SO, this is what I’ve found works for me and my crazy life. Before I start, note that this recipe makes 2 loaves. 200g starter 700g warm water. Stir well and let…

  Jenny Alcina

  05.03.2024

  Jenny’s Recipes, Sourdough Related, Uncategorized

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     Blue Cheese and Rosemary | Pepperoni and Mozzarella – House of Alcina

     26.04.2024

     […] Jenny’s Sourdough […]

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• Get your Starter Started!

  The first thing required to begin on this Journey is a healthy Sourdough Starter. There are a million ways to go about this, but I continuously remind myself that our ancestors made bread by candlelight with very little resources. Let’s don’t overcomplicate every thing. I do prefer to use a scale when baking, because volume…

  Jenny Alcina

  05.03.2024

  Sourdough Related, Uncategorized

  Other Stuff, sourdough journey, sourdough starter

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