Author Archives: Barry W

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About Barry W

Israel (formerly NJ) based sourdough baker and fermentation enthusiasts sharing his baking, fermenting, cooking, and brewing adventures on thebrewedpalate.com.

Marbled Sourdough Hokkaido Milk Bread

A worthwhile challenge for any sourdough baker! Taking inspiration from @autumn.kitchen “accordion bread” and many creative Hokkaido milk bread loaves by @bread_md. I chose to challenge myself and create a recipe that bridges creativity and technique. Being that the “accordion bread” process was … Continue reading

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My Sourdough Journey: The past 6 months of baking

Catching up: Over the past 6 months I’ve baked sourdough pretty much every week. In doing so I’ve settled into a routine that has allowed me to always have nourishing whole grain forward sourdough bread available for my family at … Continue reading

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Maple Sweet Potato Sourdough

Texture and flavor at the forefront of loaves baked with both sorrow and healing in mind. Bibas family members Yarden, Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir have inspired and unified supporters of Israel since October 7, 2023. Unfortunately due to the Shiri … Continue reading

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My Morning Aeropress Workflow: Paradox Coffee Roasters Purple Rain Organic

Since purchasing an Aeropress this past March it has become my go-to daily brewer. After watching a bunch of instructional videos, I quickly developed a recipe and work flow that worked well for every coffee that I had on my … Continue reading

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Where I’ve been: First 3 months of sourdough baking in Israel

As some of my closer friends and fellow fermentation enthusiasts know, my family and I moved from New Jersey all the way to Israel this past September. Shortly after our arrival a revived my two sourdough starters (aka Randolph and … Continue reading

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Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves Podcast: Daniel Leader of Bread Alone

Welcome back bakers! It’s been a while, almost nine months in fact, since I’ve conducted and posted an interview of a fellow baker. However, I’m proud to share that I’m back with an interview of the baker and author of … Continue reading

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Heirloom Grain Terroir Experiment #2: Turkey Red Wheat

Premise: Since I started milling whole grains at home this past September, certain heirloom red wheat varieties have stood out to me in terms of their dough performance and flavor. In turn, upon the success of my previous baking experiment … Continue reading

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HGTE #1: California Wheat

Premise: Since I started milling whole grains at home this past September, articles, videos, and podcast episodes about grain cultivation and baking with whole grains have been on my radar. In turn, after listening to a Sourdough Podcast episode featuring … Continue reading

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Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves: Claudia Carter of the California Wheat Commission

Greetings fellow bakers. I’d like to welcome you to my latest Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves series podcast interview. Beyond the inspirational quote that kicks off this podcast episode I’d like to share the following quote with you. “It … Continue reading

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Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves (podcast): Kevin and Laura Poss of Sunflower Acres & Grains from the Plains

Greeting fellow bakers, Barry from The Brewed Palate here. I’d like to welcome you to my latest Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves series podcast interview. Though I have interviewed a number of mill founders/owners, I recently realized that I … Continue reading

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