Alan’s Hamelman’s Seed SD Baguette
A visit to Fort Lauderdale wouldn’t be the same anymore without visiting with Alan (Alfanso) and his lovely wife. We spent last evening chatting about life, travels and many other topics and a little bit about bread (actually very little). We were lucky enough to get to enjoy Alan’s famous baguettes. In this case he had baked a set of Hamelman’s seed SD baguettes that I have always admired in his posts. Well I can say that they look and taste even better than the photos and descriptions on TFL make them appear.
There was a wonderful crunch to the thin crust and the slightly chewy crumb was enhanced by the flavours of the seeds. Absolutely wonderful bread to have with butter or cheese and a wonderful way to spend the evening.
Alan kindly sent us home with one baguette that will enjoy for dinner. Lucky us!
I will have to bake these in the near future. Here’s the thread that I found where Alan shares the formula for these amazing baguettes.
Comments
It is picture perfect of course, but he is a master of the art. Glad you had a nice visit. –AG
Yes he is a master of the baguette for sure. It was a lovely way to spend an evening in Fort Lauderdale.
Benny
My partner and I polished off most of our baguette today for dinner, fortunately I remembered to take a photo of the slices that weren’t eaten! Thanks again for the awesome most flavourful baguette Alan.
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What a treat to get to try his masterpieces! It's always fun to meet people in person that meet on great sites like TFL.
So very true Ian, it would be great to meet more TFL bakers in the future.
Benny
I did not know that men/women could make such things! These belong in a museum. The Parisian boulangerie museum. Alternatively, the Norwich, Vermont hall of grain. No joke, Alan is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the baguette! I am proud to say Alan took the time to help me up my bread-making game! With very good results I might add!
Yes Alan is a master of the art of baguettes Will. I already thought that, but now having seen and eaten his baguettes that fact is reinforced. I wish I had taken a photo of the set of three baguettes at his place before he sliced the first one, they were very beautiful together. Alan and everyone who was involved in the baguette CB all contributed to our group knowledge of how to bake baguettes, you included Will. I learned from everyone who contributed.
Benny
Thanks for the kind words, and I certainly appreciate them, but there are a fat handful of folks in these parts alone who have become superb baguette bakers. Ya can't leave out Geremy, Don or Benny from any discussion, and Doc certainly proved his worth during the CB. There's an awful lot of room on the podium to stand together. And I'm only referencing several of the recent TFL crew. No discussion is complete without our departed Queen txfarmer. And the many many outside of our web domain who constantly post incredible fare.
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