Using old bread to make new bread is certainly nothing new. The practice of adding an “old bread soaker” to dough has been used in Europe, especially Germany, for hundreds of years.
Panini Caserecci dei camaldoli
While living in Italy, the idea came up to me to gather, when possible, little pieces of bread here and there.
Panini Caserecci dei camaldoli
I will be using this technic here to revive my crumbs, once I am back with a regular oven. No kitchen for the next four months, that should be an amazing challenge for me…but I have two small fridges…!
Using old bread to make new bread is certainly nothing new. The practice of adding an “old bread soaker” to dough has been used in Europe, especially Germany, for hundreds of years. – See more at: http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2010/10/26/bread-crumb-sourdough/#sthash.OE7pTINg.dpuf
While living in Italy, the idea came up to me to gather, when possible, little pieces of bread here and there.
I will be using this technic here to revive my crumbs, once I am back with a regular oven.
Panini Caserecci dei camaldoli
Those pieces will be used later on, when I am back home, to make sourdough breads. I know with experience that I can make a good base of sourdough (starter) from little pieces of left over sourdough breads.
Panini Caserecci dei camaldoli
So lets start this mission now!
