Newcastle fish markets walk around the Throsby Basin

Newcastle fish markets at 97 Hannell Street, Wickham.

*Floating dock for ship repairs on the left, Honeysuckle Precinct office buildings at the end, Marina and fish cooperative on the right.

Sour Dough Bread

sour dough bread - salsa ferment
sour dough bread - salsa ferment

Note: The scorch mark is from the hole in the aluminium foil being too large.

14 INGREDIENTS BREAD MIX

Dry ingredients mixed together first:

  1. 1/2 cup buckwheat flour
  2. 1/2 cup millet meal
  3. 1 cup urad bean flour
  4. 1 cup maize flour
  5. 1/2 cup tapioca starch
  6. 1 1/2 tsp salt
  7. 1 Tablespoon linseeds
  8. 1 Tablespoon sunflower seeds
  9. 1 Tablespoon pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
  10. 1/2 cup almond meal
  11. 1 tsp (rounded) caraway seeds

Wet ingredients:

  1. 1/2 cup fruit juice
  2. 2 cups water
  3. 1 dribble fermented salsa liquid

Mix well and place in a covered loaf pan to rise at 30 degrees Celsius optimally.
We use an esky with a 15 watt globe in cool weather.

Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
Bake for 40 minutes with a sheet of aluminium foil to cover and a hole to let the steam escape.

The texture is very nice, but too sour with the salsa ferment, must try with the kefir ferment next time.

Attempt at gluten free sour dough bread

Sour dough bread 13 ingredients mix
Sour dough bread 13 ingredients mix
Sour dough 30 hours later
Sour dough 30 hours later

The concoction:

13 INGREDIENTS BREAD MIX

Dry ingredients mixed together first:

  1. 1 cup buckwheat flour
  2. 1 cup urad bean flour
  3. 1 cup maize flour
  4. 1/2 cup tapioca starch
  5. 1 1/2 tsp salt
  6. 1 Tablespoon linseeds
  7. 1 Tablespoon sunflower seeds
  8. 1 Tablespoon pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
  9. 1 small potato, grated
  10. 1 tsp (rounded) rosemary

Then add the wet ingredients:

  1. 1/2 cup apple juice
  2. 2 cups water
  3. 1 dribble kefir

Mix well and place in a covered loaf pan to rise.
Note: Sour dough took about 30 hours to rise, the weather has been in the low to mid 20s.

Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celcius.
Bake for 40 minutes.

Verdict: Excellent