Jeremy Cherfas

Just another Saturday morning at the urban homestead; making cheese, growing seeds, feeding the rye starter.

Just another Saturday morning at the urban homestead; making cheese, growing seeds, feeding the rye starter.

Despite the slight stickiness at the start, I am always stoked by how fast rye gets going. These little beauties will go from first mix to oven in about four hours. 40% whole rye with caraway

Despite the slight stickiness at the start, I am always stoked by how fast rye gets going. These little beauties will go from first mix to oven in about four hours. 40% whole rye with caraway

#sourdough #rye #bread

Dreamy conclusion of the dreamy Palanga rye from @theryebaker after a dreamy session at the hot baths. No filter but the steam. Link to full story in my bio. #rye

Dreamy conclusion of the dreamy Palanga rye from @theryebaker after a dreamy session at the hot baths. No filter but the steam.
Link to full story in my bio.
#rye

#rye #sourdough #bread

Well worth waiting for. Dense crumb, chewy crust, great flavour. Full write-up on its way, maybe later today.

Well worth waiting for. Dense crumb, chewy crust, great flavour. Full write-up on its way, maybe later today.

#rye #Lithuania

There we go. The finishing touch. Palanga rye from Stanley Greenberg. Tasting notes and full details tomorrow.

There we go. The finishing touch. Palanga rye from Stanley Greenberg. Tasting notes and full details tomorrow.

Doesn’t look like much, but that’s the scald about to go into a very low oven for three hours. I’m a tad worried that it contains only 2g caraway.

Doesn’t look like much, but that’s the scald about to go into a very low oven for three hours. I’m a tad worried that it contains only 2g caraway.

The inevitable and welcome consequence of working up a leaven; a rye pancake.

The inevitable and welcome consequence of working up a leaven; a rye pancake.

Embarking on a fairly complex bread. Two starters, refreshed at the same time 10 hours ago, and the rye on the right has tripled while the wheat on the left has barely doubled. Same hydration.

Embarking on a fairly complex bread. Two starters, refreshed at the same time 10 hours ago, and the rye on the right has tripled while the wheat on the left has barely doubled. Same hydration.

When all’s said and done, there is something deeply satisfying about a simple loaf. This is 10% each of whole rye, whole wheat and einkorn, at an easy 70% hydration.

When all’s said and done, there is something deeply satisfying about a simple loaf. This is 10% each of whole rye, whole wheat and einkorn, at an easy 70% hydration.

Sometimes a chap just needs to make an almost plain (5% rye) loaf.

Sometimes a chap just needs to make an almost plain (5% rye) loaf.