Jeremy Cherfas

When you’ve been doing high hydration sourdough for a good long while, it is nice to be reminded what a pleasure kneading is and the way the dough comes to life beneath your hands.

When you’ve been doing high hydration sourdough for a good long while, it is nice to be reminded what a pleasure kneading is and the way the dough comes to life beneath your hands.

Free art today.

Free art today.

Mid mega (for me) bread bake this morning. Multi seeded 50% wholewheat If you’re in Rome and want in, DM me.

Mid mega (for me) bread bake this morning. Multi seeded 50% wholewheat If you’re in Rome and want in, DM me.

Is it springtime yet?

Is it springtime yet?

#Https://www.instagram.com/clinklucy

Biggest bake ever, for me. One lesson; the oven continues getting hotter for while after the first bake. 100% white Italian Manitoba, 40% leaven, about 70% hydration. Can’t wait to slice into one.

Biggest bake ever, for me. One lesson; the oven continues getting hotter for while after the first bake. 100% white Italian Manitoba, 40% leaven, about 70% hydration. Can’t wait to slice into one.

And so it ends; ten jars of our very own lemon marmalade.

And so it ends; ten jars of our very own lemon marmalade.

#lemons #marmalade #lemonmarmalade

So it begins; Saturday morning marmalade making with a kilo of our very own #lemons

So it begins; Saturday morning marmalade making with a kilo of our very own #lemons

The infallible standby; multigrain seedy wholewheat.#sourdough #naturalleaven

The infallible standby; multigrain seedy wholewheat.#sourdough #naturalleaven

The light ...

The light ...

Playing hookey with The Main Squeeze

Playing hookey with The Main Squeeze

#afternoontreat #matin

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.

Proofed and shaped and read for the oven.

Proofed and shaped and read for the oven.

Mixed and kneaded and ready for bulk fermentation.

Mixed and kneaded and ready for bulk fermentation.

And that’s the yeast sponge, after two hours, dumped on top of the scald from list night, prior to mixing the final dough. I got busy so the timeline is far from accurate.

And that’s the yeast sponge, after two hours, dumped on top of the scald from list night, prior to mixing the final dough.
I got busy so the timeline is far from accurate.

The mixed scald and starter, ready for overnight ferment last night.

The mixed scald and starter, ready for overnight ferment last night.

Artificial intelligence?

Artificial intelligence?

One of the delights of naming people in Aperture is that -- like humans -- it will sometimes see a face where there is none.

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.

Salad for lunch. Oh boy!

Salad for lunch. Oh boy!

To a full 2018.

To a full 2018.

I could live here.

I could live here.

Tiny landscape.

Tiny landscape.

Greeting the New Year with a smile, I think.

Greeting the New Year with a smile, I think.

#Https://www.instagram.com/clinklucy

Lunchtime fun and farewells.

Lunchtime fun and farewells.

Colours of Christmas.

Colours of Christmas.

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a bracing walk by the beach. Happies to all.

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a bracing walk by the beach. Happies to all.

100% wholemeal for the discerning multitudes.

100% wholemeal for the discerning multitudes.

Score! Thanks @atmelissasbnb

Score! Thanks @atmelissasbnb

Christmas fun.

#Http://www.atmelissas.com/ #Https://www.instagram.com/clinklucy #Https://www.instagram.com/steamboattins

How they serve an espresso.

How they serve an espresso.

One skein of the hundreds of snow geese brightening the late afternoon.

One skein of the hundreds of snow geese brightening the late afternoon.

Mackerel sky over Crystal City

Mackerel sky over Crystal City

No getting away from it.

No getting away from it.

All hail the new graduates of U day 2. Much more difficult than I expected and they handled it brilliantly.

All hail the new graduates of U day 2. Much more difficult than I expected and they handled it brilliantly.

A demonstration loaf for U day 2. Went very well with @jenniferindc lovely lunch of soup and salad. Not to mention the cultured butter.

A demonstration loaf for U day 2. Went very well with @jenniferindc lovely lunch of soup and salad. Not to mention the cultured butter.

Another pair of beauties graduate from U.

Another pair of beauties graduate from U.

#Sourdough #Https://www.instagram.com/lasireneserena

Great work from the latest graduates of Sourdough U.

Great work from the latest graduates of Sourdough U.

#Https://www.instagram.com/dannasf

All quiet on the front.

All quiet on the front.

Out exploring with @barksdalep1 and Enzo the Wonderdog.

Out exploring with @barksdalep1 and Enzo the Wonderdog.

Haven’t made this much in a while but all all prepped for Sourdough U tomorrow @jenniferindc

Haven’t made this much in a while but all all prepped for Sourdough U tomorrow @jenniferindc

#Sourdough #leaven

My best 50% wholemeal Recipe link in bio. And while you’re there, check out the in DC next weekend.

My best 50% wholemeal Recipe link in bio. And while you’re there, check out the in DC next weekend.

#sourdough #courses #Washington

Hero?

Best chilli in Rome.

Best chilli in Rome.

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.

Forerunners of the mobile phone case (see explanation in second image) on display at the British Museum.

Forerunners of the mobile phone case (see explanation in second image) on display at the British Museum.

The real deal. But those are not mushy peas. Those are crushed peas. And while they were good, they weren’t quite

The real deal. But those are not mushy peas. Those are crushed peas. And while they were good, they weren’t quite