Artisan Breads - Day 1

Time to close one chapter and move on to the next. Today marked day one of Artisan Breads. After finishing our practical yesterday we made a starter for Ciabatta. Today we scaled out the rest of the mix for the Ciabatta and after resting, we cut the dough into three or four pieces to proof and bake. While that was going on we made dough for Challah and made four 3 braid loafs. We also baked some soft rolls, always yummy. At the end of the day we made starters for Baguettes, Ciabatta and a Rustic which will all be ready to make doughs tomorrow. I think we will be making Baguettes 3 times over the next 9 days so we can really get the shaping down strong because our practical will definitely include them.
Chef Notter is back in town and came in to talk to everyone today and get a little background from each of us so he could put a face with a name and learn a little more about us. I think we'll be seeing him around alot more from here on.