Rav's Sourdough: formula, methods, baking with charcoal, free bread

[abnorm]

Ah.......Did I hear Doughnuts ?

 

[Gypsyjoe#1]

Tomorrow is baking day and I will have 1 1/2 boules to not keep myself. Anyone who wants to pick up fresh, free bread at La Posa South should PM me or reply here. Let me know whole or half, please.

I MAY attempt to make bomboloni (Italian doughnuts) in the next few days IF there are enough people willing to eat all of those bad, empty, fat filled, sugar laden calories. I will be filling at least some of them with homemade lemon curd.

I've only made these twice -- and they're not super easy. I cannot promise they'll be perfect. Only that they'll be fresh treats. Any potential guinea pigs?

Not fair offering doughnuts when I'm stuck in Michigan at the moment. Totally envious of all who are there!!!!

 

[jacqueg]

Tomorrow is baking day and I will have 1 1/2 boules to not keep myself. Anyone who wants to pick up fresh, free bread at La Posa South should PM me or reply here. Let me know whole or half, please.

I MAY attempt to make bomboloni (Italian doughnuts) in the next few days IF there are enough people willing to eat all of those bad, empty, fat filled, sugar laden calories. I will be filling at least some of them with homemade lemon curd.

I've only made these twice -- and they're not super easy. I cannot promise they'll be perfect. Only that they'll be fresh treats. Any potential guinea pigs?

Love to have the half.

I will also bravely try some doughnuts. Four would not be too many!

 

[maki2]

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  Oink oink, i am ready to pig out on lemon curd filled donuts  

 

[WanderingRose]

I googled “bomboloni” and they look pretty delicious. Rav.

You are very ambitious, to do both bread and doughnuts.

But then, yeast breads are always a labor of love, in my world.

 

[Ravella and X]

OK, there are people willing to eat donuts. I'll post the day/time when I know. : )

Only Jacque and I want bread?

 

[Cammalu]

Donuts????

 

[Ravella and X]

Donuts????

Maybe...
I've just finished mixing and kneading the dough. It's an unnecessarily complicated recipe, but since I'm not very familiar with sourdough sweet doughs, I'm doing the author's crazy dance. They will either be done tomorrow or the next day, depending on both the dough and how warm I keep my little egg.

Cammalu, do you happen to have a cookie sheet you could lend me? And maybe some powdered sugar? Neither is necessary- both would be handy : )

 

[abnorm]

...........Powder Sugar........yes

 

[Cammalu]

Yes cookie sheet and powdered sugar. What’s next? Hot malasadas I hope!!!

 

[Ravella and X]

Doug and Paulette and Brian have supplied the stuffs.

Malasadas are nothing but donut holes with fancy name and large price, IMO. So yeah-- I could do that easy! ?

 

[Ravella and X]

Today is bomboloni day =)

I can't give a time yet, so when I know, I will text the three people whose numbers I have and they can let the others know. I'm guessing early afternoon-ish.

 

[WanderingRose]

Be sure to post a picture, Rav.

Or someone.   :angel:

 

[Ravella and X]

It'll have to be someone, cause I gave up on posting pics here. I only hope they come out pretty! Well... It is def more important for them to be tasty, but you can't really see that in pics.

 

[maki2]

They came out not just pretty but also besutiful. Best jelly donuts ever and I have eaten jelly donuts at siome very excellent bakeries. The fillings were as supurb as theshell. My complements to the pastry chef. You truly would an award winning one if they were ever entered into a bake off.

 

[Ravella and X]

Well thank you, Maki : ) what a nice review.

 

[abnorm]

""Today is bomboloni day =)""

Otherwise known as Desert Donut Day



Yummmmmmmm !

 

[Gypsyjoe#1]

I'll send you my address in Michigan if you'll send me some!!!!   LMAO

 

[WanderingRose]

Great job, Rav!

Those look absolutely delicious.

 

[Ravella and X]

Thanks, folks. And thanks for posting pics, Doug : )

Now I am agonizing about all of that good quality oil I'm going to have to throw away. Briefly considered making French fries, but they're definitely not on my diet! I try to tell myself that it's better as fat in the garbage than as fat wrapped around my internal organs. But dang. Once a person starts thinking about French fries, it's nearly impossible to stop.