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Cis/het He/Him Space, technology and fantasy nerd. Career software developer. Official Doomsayer. Sourdough baker. Check out my Twitch gaming stream: https://twitch.tv/gorkwobbler

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Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Jun 1

Tried a new recipe: honey whole wheat sourdough, glazed with butter #sourdough #breadsky #baking #food

A wide whole weat round loaf sitting on a cooling rack. The top is slightly raised with a hexagon scoring pattern

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · May 18

Red lentil curry that my fiancée and I made for dinner... and a crumb shot of the sourdough cheese bread I baked earlier. #cooking #baking #sourdough #breadsky #food #curry

A bowl of red lentils in a thick tomato curry stew with green chilis and onions, garnished with lemon juice, cilantro, salt and pepper.

Crumb shot of a sourdough cheese loaf, showing a very tight, regular crumb with one or two bubbles at the top.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · May 18

Cheese bread just came out of the oven! #baking #sourdough #breadsky #food

A golden brown pan loaf glazed with melted butter, sitting on a cooling rack.

Two fresh-baked pan loaves of sourdough cheese bread, sitting on a cooling rack. An instant read thermometer is sitting on the counter in the foreground.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · May 16

Very happy with how this loaf came out. The cheese bread is still in the fridge; it has milk in it, so I didn't want to leave it out too long on the counter.
#Sourdough #breadsky #baking #food

Sourdough round loaf sitting on a cooling rack. The hexagon shape at the center is raised by about 2 inches of oven spring, and it's listing to one side at an almost 45-degree angle.

Crumb shot of a sourdough round loaf, showing some medium-sized holes near the bottom, middle and sides.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · May 15

Tried converting my mom's cheese bread recipe to sourdough. I'm hoping it comes out well! #sourdough #baking #breadsky #food

Raw sourdough cheese bread dough in a rectangular plastic container, viewed from above. Some bits of shredded cheddar cheese are visible on the surface.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · May 10

Crumb shot of the first loaf

Crumb shot of a sourdough round loaf, with medium-sized holes in the center and right edge and small holes along the top and left. The center has a bit torn out where I cut it unevenly.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · May 9

Baked a double batch. The second loaf (first picture) sat out for about 2 hours extra at room temp while the other loaf was baking. Looking forward to comparing the crumb. #sourdough #baking #breadsky #food

A sourdough round loaf with a dark golden brown crust. The center has a moderate ear cut in a hexagon shape.

Sourdough round loaf with a golden-brown crust. I tried to make a "wow" face design with googly eyes, but the pupils are kind of hard to make out.

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Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · May 2

Today's bake
#Sourdough #breadsky #baking #food

A sourdough round loaf baking in a cast iron Dutch oven with the lid off. The Dutch oven pot is visible through the glass door of the oven, with the oven light shining from the back left. The top center of the loaf is scored in a hexagon shape, with an ear that's about an inch wide on all sides.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Apr 18

Baking bread today. Used a little bit of extra starter and some leftover sauce to make myself a little breakfast pizza. #sourdough #pizza #baking #breadsky #food

A little mini pancake made of fried sourdough starter, topped with a fried egg, pizza sauce, and mozzarella cheese.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Apr 13

Sadly, it was not. I don't know if it was a heavy hooch flavor or the fact that it had milk in it, but it smelled like feet, and we decided to throw it out. This is the crumb shot; I neglected to take a picture of the outside before we tossed it.

Crumb shot of a very overfermented loaf, flat with a dense crumb and separation near the top.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Apr 12

Forgot this poor loaf in the proofing box for a few hours too many. It'll be interesting to see if it's still edible after baking. #sourdough #breadsk6 #baking #food

A very flat, deflated sourdough pan loaf, dimpled on top, sitting on an oven rack.

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Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Apr 2

First time trying a milk bread recipe. Internet sources were divided on whether it's safe to leave dough containing milk at room temp. In the end, I avoided it. I'll definitely be adding yeast if I bake this again. #sourdough #breadsky #baking #food

Sourdough milk bread in a loaf pan, brushed with melted butter.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Mar 25

This week’s first loaf. It BF'd way too long and overflowed its container, but it seems like it came out OK. #sourdough #breadsky #baking #food

Sourdough round loaf sitting on a cooling rack. It has a decent-sized but lopsided ear with a box cut design. The edge of the ear is slightly blackened.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Mar 22

My first brioche had a great texture, but it looks tastier than it is. The recipe called for whole milk; I used 2% and a little yogurt, which I think was a mistake. It probably could have used more sugar, too. Nothing a big lump of butter can't fix! #sourdough #breadsky #baking #food

Eight brioche rolls, glommed together like a pull-apart bread.

Crumb shot of a small sourdough roll, showing a flaky texture with a lot of small holes.

A brioche pan loaf, sitting on a cutting board with a bow knife.

Crumb shot of a brioche pan loaf, showing lots of small and some medium sized holes.

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Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Mar 20

Three baking firsts for me: making brioche, making rolls, and making a pan loaf #sourdough #breadsky #baking #food

Left: A loaf pan filled with a log of dough, not yet risen. Right: A loaf pan holding eight fist-sized balls of dough.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Feb 3

Crumb shot from this one. Considering that it was a rush job, I'm quite happy with it.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Feb 3

Surprisingly good oven spring on this second loaf, which was also overproofed #sourdough #breadsky #baking #food

A Sourdough round loaf with a nice tall dome shape, sitting on a cooling rack. The top of the loaf has a raised hexagon pattern. A second loaf, flatter and oddly shaped, sits on the same rack behind the first.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Feb 3

This one overproofed and stuck to the banneton, so it got a little deformed. Had to skip cold proof because it was fully risen when I got up this morning. It'll still be tasty, I think. #sourdough #breadsky #baking #food

A misshapen sourdough round loaf sitting on a cooling rack. The near side has an elongated corner and a smooshed flat area. The crust is nice and golden-brown.

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Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Jan 22

I really want to concoct my own design that takes advantage of the ear the way those symmetrical flower loaves with the raised petals. I thought it would be fun to see if I could make it rise up in a predictable way

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Jan 22

Thanks! It was kind of an experiment. I wanted it to rear up out of the surface. It worked a little but it was uneven (and my freehand art skills are pretty unpracticed)

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Jan 22

Went for a more complex design with this one. Can you guess what it is?

Check the alt text to see if you got it right. #sourdough #breadsky #baking #food

Sourdough round loaf. The ear of the loaf is a crudely-carved dragon's head, rearing up and breathing fire.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Jan 22

Hexagons are the bestagons #sourdough #breadsky #baking #food

Sourdough round loaf sitting on a cooling rack. The loaf has a slightly singed outer crust. The top is decorated with two concentric hexagons.

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Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Jan 20

Double batch of dough, after hydrolysis. No experiments for now, just trying to get some more bread baked in between other tasks. #breadsky #sourdough #baking #food

A roughly ball-shaped blob of raw dough in a glass bowl. The bowl is sitting on a wire rack at the bottom of a plastic proofing box.

Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Jan 14

Sounds like a good idea. I was also surprised by the results. I'm planning to repeat the test in a week or two and see if it's repeatable.

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Gorkwobbler @gorkwobbler.bsky.social · Jan 13

Yeah, the slap and fold loaf was a little gummy; it seemed like it was underbaked, though I baked them both for the same amount of time and the other one came out fine. I think it was partly due to the aluminum, which I hadn't used before. I did let it cool for at least 3 or 4 hours before cutting