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Online jen51

Re: Everyone's a baker now
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2020, 08:50:38 PM »
I admit I have found this phenomenon a bit irksome. I bake for Farmers market and custom orders. Do you think I can find flour and yeast in my small town right now? Nope. 

Lucky for me I have access to wheat, a grinder, and a sourdough starter.
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Offline Clemens Maria

Re: Everyone's a baker now
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2020, 10:13:13 PM »
I’m not a baker but I found this (explains a little bit about the current flour situation, as well as a quick note about sourdough starter): https://www.wired.com/story/bread-boom-science-stephen-jones/

And here is a step by step guide for making sourdough starter with just flour and water:
https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-your-own-sourdough-starter-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-47337
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Offline poche

Re: Everyone's a baker now
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2020, 11:21:56 PM »
Quote from: Matthew on April 10, 2020, 10:47:45 AM
I heard a report from someone who went to a grocery store (somewhere in the US) and the cashier commented that "everyone fancies himself a baker now." Yeast, flour, and other baking ingredients are often sold out -- but the same cashier pointed out that the store's bakery was well stocked, including the bread aisle.

My first reaction was: silly rabbits! Trix are for kids. You weren't a baker before, what makes you think you can bake your own bread from scratch now?

But then again, you can always learn, and people DO have a lot of time on their hands now. So now I'm wondering if maybe people ARE trying to become more self-sufficient at least in baked goods -- even if the first few "training" loaves end up outside, only fit for the birds to eat.

Have you heard about friends, acquaintances, family members, etc. getting heavy into baking? I wonder if this is one of the ways life will change forever -- After 2020, Americans will produce 10 or 15% of their own bread at home, rather than the usual 1/4 of 1 percent.
They were right about the lack of flour. You want to know what else is missing from the grocery store? potatoes!!! 
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Online songbird

Re: Everyone's a baker now
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2020, 11:33:35 PM »
there should be bread recipes that use beer, when there is no yeast.
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Offline 1st Mansion Tenant

Re: Everyone's a baker now
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2020, 12:04:08 AM »
Went to the store a few weeks ago when it was obvious things were going to go pear-shaped. I wanted a bag a flour- all they had left were a couple of 50 lb sacks. So yep, we're baking our own bread, amongst other things.
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