More thoughts about bread at Festival
Jan. 14th, 2013 11:56 amIn France the communal bread ovens are called four banal and, based on the memory of people who have used them, they are operated by each family in turn. I'm a bit confused by the concept that people would only have access once every three weeks - does that mean they would cook bread to last three weeks?
Here's what I'm thinking about for Festival;
Build an oven in close proximity to the Abbotsford campsite
Oven to fit at least 10 loaves, maybe 15 - kissing ok
Build a heavy weight (100mm x 100mm timbers) base to hold the oven off the ground
Fire the oven once or twice a day
Get people to bring firewood (the right sort- faggots!) in payment
Set up the roster based on the number of participants
Make a wooden peel
bring door, suitable mop, and hoe like implement. Also some way to safely transport coals (brazier on wheels?)
Encourage people to get a basket and some cloth to rise and transport bread. Try to find suitable baskets in op-shops etc.
Floured boards are also OK, but terracotta plant pot bases aren't because you can't fit as much bread into the oven.
organise kneading suitable table or trough on legs?
sort out flour storage suitable for 3 loaves per day for 5 days, 4 cups flour per loaf at 150g per cup = 9kg plus a bit, say 12kg.
Maybe this? could also solve the dough trough issue!
It would be great to do buns for sale on Sat morning (pay for extra bricks?) but may need registration for this and I'm not sure I can be arsed. (Just asked market coordinator, they're "non hazardous" food and will be cooked and eaten immediately so may not need to comply with all this)


Here's what I'm thinking about for Festival;
Build an oven in close proximity to the Abbotsford campsite
Oven to fit at least 10 loaves, maybe 15 - kissing ok
Build a heavy weight (100mm x 100mm timbers) base to hold the oven off the ground
Fire the oven once or twice a day
Get people to bring firewood (the right sort- faggots!) in payment
Set up the roster based on the number of participants
Make a wooden peel
bring door, suitable mop, and hoe like implement. Also some way to safely transport coals (brazier on wheels?)
Encourage people to get a basket and some cloth to rise and transport bread. Try to find suitable baskets in op-shops etc.
Floured boards are also OK, but terracotta plant pot bases aren't because you can't fit as much bread into the oven.
organise kneading suitable table or trough on legs?
sort out flour storage suitable for 3 loaves per day for 5 days, 4 cups flour per loaf at 150g per cup = 9kg plus a bit, say 12kg.
Maybe this? could also solve the dough trough issue!
It would be great to do buns for sale on Sat morning (pay for extra bricks?) but may need registration for this and I'm not sure I can be arsed. (Just asked market coordinator, they're "non hazardous" food and will be cooked and eaten immediately so may not need to comply with all this)

