Chinese bread shaping

[Franci]

Hi everybody!

I am looking for websites on chinese bread shaping or, in case you are familiar with it, would you like to share your technics? I saw many interensting books on the matter, but I don't speak chinese and the translated ones don't seam as interesting.

Tepee on the Chinese forum already direct me on this site

http://www.jodelibakery.netfirms.com/

For example, I started out from trying steam buns in the shape of flower and I like the idea so much that I tried it out on a brioche dough.

The result is not yet optimal, as you can see, proofing some flowers lost the shape, for sure is more suitable for a stiff dough.

Thanks for sharing!

Franci

[K8memphis]

Oh man, we got a great thread on that in this forum somewhere--I'll see if I can find it. Sorry, it's not Chinese though--you'll have to muddle through best you can with english

--that's if I can find it...brb...

And God knows I'd like to jam about 5 of those in my face they look very edible--I know I know not your point--I'll be right back...

Edited March 26, 2006 by K8memphis (log)

[K8memphis]

I can't find it, but someone will be able to--it was a wonderful thing with great blow you away pictures and explicit, careful directions. Anyway--hang on--someone will find it for you --it's awesome--gives you the formulas for like 'dead' dough that doesn't rise so it stays pretty during the baking and way cool stuff.

I think it was called dead dough or something like that...

[K8memphis]

I got it I got it

This is totally awesome!!!

[Franci]

K8memphis, thanks a lot for the link to the beautiful thread, some decorative breads are beautiful. In Sardinia the are masters with a kind of decorative bread that is called "coccoi".

I am more interested in edible breads , I do know that for better shaping it's easier to keep the dough with a general lower hydratation level.

Well, this means I will freely experiment with shaping.

Thanks

[K8memphis]

Well yeah, after I found it and saw Tepee had contributed so much I figured you already knew about that stuff.

So anyway, best wishes with that.

Edited March 27, 2006 by K8memphis (log)