tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362968102024-03-13T00:32:40.581-07:00TomsbreadMy Artisan Bread Making Journal.tomsbreadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14935971738484158573noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36296810.post-91823718446441306652021-02-25T05:05:00.004-08:002021-02-25T08:36:53.447-08:00<p> Staple Walnut Bread</p><p><br /></p><p>1kg All purpose flour</p><p>800g Water</p><p>3 tsp salt</p><p>3 tsp yeast</p><p>Bowl of walnuts</p><p>Makes two large loaves</p><p><br /></p><p>Mix dry ingredients and add water followed by 30 minute autolyse. Overnight fermentation in the fridge.</p><p><br /></p><p>Shape dough into two squares through stretching and sprinkle with walnuts. Fold into package and shape into boule. Rest for one hour.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stretch and fold again and shape into boule. Rest for another hour.</p><p><br /></p><p>Shape the dough and put into brotform. Proof for one hour. Transfer onto peel and score before loading into oven. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_isv22wiGvdMv9ycaOX2U9L4aGwvAgY9XXAxFw7TsvpdW5K6bUr_Untiln5d4tUnNhWdD7NRMuBmCw_nlu89hYqSU93F4rq8PTfN9sJfBX7YnsiTpni8vP1UkxHdaViqp0niPg/s2048/20200821_144716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_isv22wiGvdMv9ycaOX2U9L4aGwvAgY9XXAxFw7TsvpdW5K6bUr_Untiln5d4tUnNhWdD7NRMuBmCw_nlu89hYqSU93F4rq8PTfN9sJfBX7YnsiTpni8vP1UkxHdaViqp0niPg/s320/20200821_144716.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beeswax</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9D4HSFaMG3xNHYVL6t9ZqNwATjtBXouJKR3l3e-ppuvZvzPKLCKFG0Xdmpce_6XkPt1iB4Rgje_BHOsrxj3hJTqCayKs34WZTTBEMvkdjWqqj4VmHuEdMV0TjQoj9jEDNAyYHQ/s2048/20200919_081223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Leather is a natural material from animals that can dry out and crack if neglected. It is therefore necessary to recondition it by protecting it and nourishing it with oils lost through evaparation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although the conditioner can be bought easily, you can control what chemicals go into the conditioner by making it yourself at home and cheaply.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ingredients are very simple and easily available. They are natural beeswax, Cocoa butter, vegetable oil such as Coconut oil which is more commonly used. Other alternative oils can be used depending on availability.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The beeswax form a protective waterproof layer after application on the leather while the remainder two materials act to modify the consistency of the resultant conditioner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ratio by weight are 1:1:2 of Beeswax:Cocoa butter:Coconut oil. Using 3 parts of liquid Coconut oil will result in a softer paste and can be used if it it fits your application.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To make this conditioner, use a double boiling method by boiling a pot of water in which another container is used to hold the wax and oils. This will prevent over heating that may result in a fire.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The beeswax is melted first, onto which is added the Cocoa butter and followed by the Coconut oil. the mixture is stirred continuously until everything is melted and mixed. it is then poured into a shallow container to set at room temperature.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This conditioner can be used to condition your wife's precious Louis Vuitton Vachetta leather handbag with her Highness's permission. However, I disclaim all responsibility should there be a darkening of the patina. It will leave all leather handbags in a beautiful sheen and make the bag last longer. Caveat: I am assuming the bag had been properly cleaned before the application of the conditioner. This is a separate subject on its own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Other applications are leather shoes, belts and wallets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p>tomsbreadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14935971738484158573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36296810.post-23778952029369082812019-09-07T00:37:00.001-07:002019-09-07T00:37:46.614-07:00Home network overhaul<br />
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I had been forced to do an overhaul after my daughter told me that she did not have wireless access upstairs anymore. The last wireless extension adapter upstairs went down.<br />
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While trying to fix it, I had to get into the router setup page using the IP 192.168.1.1<br />
Whilst I was doing the settings, I noticed a message asking me to update the router firmware. I clicked the update because of security updates. That's where it all went downhill.<br />
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The router was an Asus RT-AC87U with four antennas. The wifi it provided reached all the way to the top floor of the house. Now that the home network was down, I scrambled to recover it to no avail.<br />
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Fortunately, I had a newer unused router from the telco. I was able to restore the home network but the wifi from this router was restricted.<br />
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Fortunately, the comex show was on and I got myself a new set of home plugs to extend the wifi throughout the house.<br />
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I called Asus support but after hearing that I had I had tried using the recovery software and that they do not have any further solution to suggest, I gave up on Asus support.<br />
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I had done all the necessary steps for the firmware recovery but somehow, the wifi LED s weren't lighting up, not to mention accessing the router through its default gateway. I knew it had to be residual configuration not fully wiped out by the recommended factory reset. Finally, someone on a site mentioned the WPS button as an alternative to clearing the NVRAM. When I tried that, lo and behold, it worked!<br />
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So now, I can squeeze more extra years out of this older router. The next project is probably to find a way to reuse the older home plugs which are of a different brand. Hopefully they use the same home plug standards. I will probably use an even older router as a wireless extension with those old power line adapters.<br />
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My favourite birds like to forage in my backyard. They are highly prized for their singing in South East Asia. They may cost as much as SGD$30000.00 per bird depending on their singing quality. The birds are categorised by classes A, B and C. I am not familiar with the intricacies of this hobby as I don't believe in keeping birds in cages but I think the classes are about the pitch of the bird call. I have learnt to mimic their calls quite closely to the extent that I can imitate the calls of the expensive birds.<br />
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When I mimic the calls of the Spotted Doves or the Zebra doves, they will come to the backyard expecting a treat. Sometimes when they arrive and see me, the Zebra doves will make s clicking sound as if they were telling me to feed them.<br />
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<br />tomsbreadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14935971738484158573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36296810.post-91280003808946791472019-08-22T01:47:00.000-07:002019-08-22T02:09:09.796-07:00My garden update<br />
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I love nature and plants. They give me so much joy especially when they thrive. If they don't, it gives me a chance to do a bit of failure analysis to find out why they are not thriving.<br />
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The Red passionflower bloomed quickly after I pruned it and added flowering fertilizer.<br />
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Over ripe bittergourd<br />
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I have not updated my baking activities although I had been baking weekly.<br />
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I have many creatures visiting my backyard. Although I do not keep any pets, I consider these creatures my pets.<br />
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Of all the birds that visit my backyard, I have a soft spot for the Zebra doves who are so gentle and perpetually bullied by the larger Spotted doves.<br />
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Some like the Bulbul and Olive backed Sunbirds have chosen to make nests in my garden and I feel honoured by their choice of my humble lodgings.<br />
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Loving couple of Zebra doves</div>
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I was attracted to a booth selling Toraja coffee. Sulawesi Toraja coffee is one of my favorite coffees and was very happy to be able to purchase some green fullly washed Toraja coffee. The friendly folks at the booth were a pleasure to talk to and I wished I had more time to find out more from them. If I ever get to Jakata one day, I will make a visit to their cafe.<br />
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After two long years, my Passiflora Vitifolia finally bloomed. As the name suggests, the leaf has the shape of grape leaves. The "eyelashes" are red in color as opposed to black in the Passiflora Miniata Vandeplank.<br />
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The two scarlet passion flowers look alike and were discovered to be different only recently.<br />
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The Passiflora Miniata has been flowering profusely but the Vitifolia was slow to bloom. I was keen to see the differences and heard that it had a perfume. Unfortunately, I did not detect as any fragrance coming from it.tomsbreadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14935971738484158573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36296810.post-58692901835260574842017-12-03T05:34:00.000-08:002017-12-03T05:38:22.137-08:00Love is in the air<br />
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The courtship of two Olive-backed Sunbirds in my backyard. The two were spotted by my son. The male puffed out two orange pectoral puffs during the courtship ritual which would have been no less dramatic to Birds of Paradise.</div>
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These birds have been building nests just outside my house. So far, three broods have hatched. I feel blessed by their presence and am especially happy to see them feeding from my Scarlet Passion Flowers.</div>
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The pretty Portulacas are doing spectacularly well in the sunshine. With water from the fish tank and some pest control, they are blooming beautifully.</div>
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They were constantly infested with Mealy bugs. Spraying them wasn't effective as they had a white waxy coat. I found that dabbing them with turpentine worked as the solvent dissolved the waxy protective coating.</div>
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The Passionfruit vines grown from seed are finally bearing flowers in the front yard. Draped on the front wall, they look very attractive. They started fruiting after I hand pollinated them.<br />
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The Bittergourd in the backyard have finally sprouted delicate yellow flowers. Small butterflies have been pollinating the flowers and the gourds appeared.tomsbreadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14935971738484158573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36296810.post-83065604162216133062017-05-26T02:40:00.000-07:002017-05-26T03:13:25.277-07:00Garden update<br />
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With more time on my hands to look after the plants, I am glad that they are thriving well. I am especially happy with the two Passiflora Miniata plants which I had grown from cuttings. They finally bloomed after adding Rabbit poop from my dear cousin, who is more of a brother to me. Seeing the scarlet blooms just make my day.<br />
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The other Passiflora Edulis is also blooming.<br />
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The herbs are thriving beautifully from the rich soil.<br />
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New couple visiting their BTO in my backyard. Waiting patiently for their little one to hatch. This is there second time that Olive-back Sunbird are making nest outside my house. I take it as a recognition of my love for nature and home as an abode of peace.<br />
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5kg Green beans</div>
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Coffee roasting on a quiet afternoon. Having run out of my Lintong beans, I had to roast two batches of coffee for my afternoon fix.<br />
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My new roasting cage finally arrived and I wasted no time in trying it out. It worked very well and the beans were evenly roasted.<br />
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For this roast, I chose Sumatra Grade 1 Semi washed Lintong.<br />
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Its that time of the year again. The annual endeavor to make my favorite Chinese new year treat, pineapple tarts. This year, I did both open faced tarts and pineapple shaped ones made to look like pineapples, using guidelines from Mrs Leong's cookbook.<br />
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The pineapple filling was spiced up with Star Anise, Cinnamon and Cloves. There is a huge difference between homemade filling and store bought ones. Like what a noted baker said, good bread is difficult to find in a store, but easy to make at home. This hold true for me as far as pineapple tarts are concerned. In Singapore, it is unbelievably expensive to buy commercially made ones and yet, it just doesn't taste good as home made.<br />
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Clove essential oil, Nutmeg essential oil and Patchouli essential oil<br />
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Cinnamon Vanilla sugar, Clove Vanilla sugar and Vanilla sugar<br />
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Selection of spice including unusual oblong Nutmeg and Long Pepper<br />
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Homemade Chai Tea mix<br />
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As I walked towards the Spice Voyages booth at FHA2014, I heard some ladies calling out my name. In that instant, I was caught between utter surprise and moved by the gentle gesture of friendship expressed by the Spice ladies of PT Agri Spice Indonesia.<br />
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I first met these ladies at FHA 2010 when I first bought some of their Green Coffee from various parts of Indonesia. For those who really know coffee, Indonesia coffee is one of the best in the world. This is due to the unique set of God given conditions for growing great coffee, Grown at higher altitudes in rich, fertile volcanic soil in lush shady areas, is there anywhere else in the world where these conditions come together.<br />
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Indonesia is located at the Pacific ring of fire where the SEA tropical rain forest is twice as old as the Amazon rain forest. Having roasted the Green coffee from these Spice ladies, my personal opinion is that it is the best in the world, contrary to some marketeers who scoff at the quality of Indonesian coffee.<br />
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I usually buy my supply of Vanilla beans from these ladies and they were kind enough to give me some spices which I have put to good use by making Chai Tea,<br />
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Contact:<br />
PT Agri Spice Indonesia<br />
Klaten 57437 PO Box :221<br />
Jawa Tengah Indonesia<br />
(All products are HALAL certified)<br />
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Thanks!! Spice Ladies. Looking forward to seeing you again in FHA 2016<br />
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Pineapple tarts 2014<br />
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It is that time of the year again, where I indulge in my favorite Chinese New Year snack. Come to think of it, this is the only CNY snack that I love and cannot seem to get enough of. I never fail to sample that at every home I visited, especially if they were completely homemade. People usually make their own pastry but settle for commercially made filling. I find commercially made Pineapple filling too chewy and cannot be compared to freshly prepared homemade filling.<br />
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For this year, I added some pork lard to the dough and I have to say, the pastry turned out quite well. In hindsight, I should have done some research into rendering lard first but even though I had not done the rendering correctly, I did get lard that was snow white. Correctly rendered lard is through wet rendering but I missed out on that. Fortunately for me, I started with the frozen fat which helped to lower the rendering temperature. The next time I do some lard rendering, I am going to find myself some leaf lard and do it the correct way.<br />
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Now, what should I do with the rest of that lard? Perhaps I should take a leaf(pun intended) from my cousin and do some char kway teow at home.tomsbreadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14935971738484158573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36296810.post-34979397986776361502013-04-30T23:45:00.000-07:002013-04-30T23:45:10.146-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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May Day Guiness Loaf<br />
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There was some leftover Stout after my wife made Guiness Beef Pies for dinner last evening. It was a good excuse to use the remainder for making bread. For this bake, I used my basic white recipe which is 70% hydration. The Poolish was made last night with 300g of flour. Waiting for it to cool down to eat with some butter and coffee for afternoon tea.tomsbreadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14935971738484158573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36296810.post-39837884452358446502013-01-03T04:58:00.000-08:002013-01-03T04:58:02.675-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A little bit of automation to keep the fire going while I was busy preparing the dough for the Pizza<br />
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Fire going strong.<br />
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6 balls of Pizza dough resting before they are shaped<br />
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Pizza cooking in the beehive. The intense heat cooked the Pizza in minutes.<br />
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Wood Fired Oven Pizza<br />
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The recent weather was possibly the worst time to have an outdoor party and yet we threw caution to the wind and just went ahead with the plan to make pizzas in our wood fired beehive oven. Two days earlier, I had checked the weather forecast for the week and it was supposed to rain every day of the week.<br />
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The day before the party, I came home drenched as I was caught in a very heavy downpour. The heavy drenching made me confident that the following day would be dry enough for lighting up my oven. (It turned out eventually that that day was the only dry day in the week.)<br />
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I decided not to bake any bread as I wanted to focus on the Pizza. I made some improvements in my loading of the Pizza using a flat metal sheet. The Pizza was assembled on this sheet which can then be transported with ease. The Pizza attempt was a great success as our guests finished off all the 6 Pizzas.<br />
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Completed Brotform compared to one ordered from Birnbaum (pale one). I made mine from red cane.<br />
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My oval brotform was way too large. I made it from looking at pictures on the net.<br />
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Another view<br />
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Another view<br />
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yet another view<br />
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Completed Brotform<br />
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Cane is nailed after bending in the heat of a heat-gun<br />
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The cane is soaked in water for a day to make them pliable.<br />
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Brotforms<br />
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I get occasional email queries from fellow bakers about the ring patterns in some of my bread. In the early days of my bread making adventures, I too, had wondered where those patterns came from. I found out eventually that they came off special proofing baskets called Brotforms.<br />
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Back then, it was not possible to find them in Singapore so I tried making my own. The pictures above were salvaged from an old blog which I fear will shut down one day and the postings there will vaporise. This posting was promted by a query that I had read in my favorite bread forum The Fresh Loaf. It stirred back fond memories of the fun I had while making my own Brotforms. I hope it will help fellow bakers gung-ho enough to make their own.<br />
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Brotforms can also be ordered online from<br />
http://www.herbert-birnbaum.de/Herbert-Birnbaum/brotformen.html<br />
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The link to my original posting in Angelfire<br />
<a href="http://www.angelfire.com/planet/tomsbread/Brotforms.htm">http://www.angelfire.com/planet/tomsbread/Brotforms.htm</a><br />
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Foccacia with Laksa pesto<br />
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A busy weekend with baking on Saturday and Sunday. I promised my favorite Durian seller with something Italian. I have been on a Durian binge this season and a whole month of Durian kaya is surely enough for anyone, even for a hard-core Durian lover like myself. Who else will have Musang King Durian for afternoon tea?<br />
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This foccacia is modelled after Dan Lepard's which calls for the addition of some levain. As I have lost my recipe for the Laksa pesto, I had to wing it. The ingredients included Laksa leaves, 7 bulbs of roasted garlic, Parmesan cheese, toasted walnuts as I did not have pine nuts on hand. The pesto was seasoned with sea salt. ground black pepper and a dash of lemon juice. All were added by feel assisted by the tongue.tomsbreadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14935971738484158573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36296810.post-67540797524306742512012-11-25T05:42:00.002-08:002012-11-25T08:26:22.347-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Propolis honey from Trigona Stingless bees<br />
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Breakfast in Bentong en-route to Raub - Coffee on brazier inside a quaint coffee shop <br />
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Mao Shan Wang(Musang King) durian - So close and yet so far<br />
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The durian plantation in Raub<br />
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Young Musang King<br />
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Trigona Stingless beehive<br />
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Sucking Propolis honey off the hive<br />
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Visit to Raub durian plantation<br />
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I came across these photos taken in May when I was in Kuala Lumpur to learn guitar making. This stirred up wonderful memories of the fantastic 2 weeks I spent up north. During a week end break, my host brought me to a durian plantation but unfortunately, the durians were still too young. They say that Musang King durians from Bentong/Raub area are the best in Malaysia. I was very, very disappointed that I was not able to feast on those beauties hanging from the branches. That is why I have been making up for lost opportunity now that the Musang King season is here now. It helps that I know a friendly durian seller near my work place. I was able to sate my insatiable appetite for the King of the King of Fruits. <br />
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We made a stop over in Bentong. I knew that this was a hot bed of CPM activities in the 50s/60s. I felt that I was transported into a time warp. The coffee shop still had coffee on a charcoal brazier. How rustic can it get.<br />
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When I was at the durian plantation, I learnt about tropical stingless Trigona bees and their miraculous Propolis honey. In the wild, they make their hives in hollow tree trunks. The enterprising bee-keepers cut the nest off the tree and placed boxes on the trunk. The bees will expand their hive in any hollow space. They seal the hive with bee resin called Propolis which has many medicinal properties. It is a natural antibiotic, antifungal agent. I had the opportunity to suck the Propolis honey off the hive. tomsbreadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14935971738484158573noreply@blogger.com0