Entries from January 2008

Remove the 1847 Sourdough Starter from the refrigerator, add 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of warm water; stir well. Cover with wax paper and allow it to bubble for 2 to 12 hours. I stir mine from time to time and just before measuring.

Then place the following in the mixer bowl.

• 1 1/2 cups starter.
• 2 1/2 tbs. of butter cut into small cubes + enough milk to make 1 cup total. Warm this in the microwave, 30 seconds, stir, then heat 30 more seconds. I use the same measuring cup I used for the starter.
• 2 1/2 tbs. sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 cups while wheat flour
• 2 cups bread flour

Return the remaining starter to the frig. I don’t fool with it until the next time I bake.

Using the dough hook mix on speed 1 for 1 minute and then speed 2 for 4 minutes. It should form a nice dough that cleans the sides of the bowl. Remove the dough from the bowl, spray the bowl with PAM, and return the dough to the bowl to rise. Cover it with wax paper and allow it to rise at least until doubled. I’ve let it go as little as 2 hours and as long as 12 hours. Punch it down, shape into a loaf and put it in a bread pan. Allow it to rise for about 1 1/2 hours at 100 degrees or longer at room temperature until it is about one inch or so above the top of the pan. Bake at 325 convection for 32 minutes. Immediately remove from the pan and allow to cool on a rack.

When I make bread during the week, I stir up the starter, flour, and water in the evening and let it bubble all night. In the morning I make the dough and let it rise all day. Then when I get home from work, I punch it down, shape it, let it rise and bake it. It is cool enough by bed time to put away.

This recipe is a modification of one from “The Bread Machine Cookbook” by Donna Rathmell German.

Remove the 1847 Sourdough Starter from the refrigerator, add 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of warm water; stir well. Cover with wax paper and allow it to bubble for 2 to 12 hours. I stir mine from time to time and just before measuring.

Then place the following in the mixer bowl.

• 1 1/3 cups starter.
• 2 tbs. of butter cut into small cubes + enough milk to make 3/4 cup total. Warm this the microwave, 30 seconds, stir, then heat 30 more seconds. I use the same measuring cup I used for the starter.
• 2 1/2 tbs. sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3 1/2 cups bread flour

Return the remaining starter to the frig. I don’t fool with it until the next time I bake.

Using the dough hook mix on speed 1 for 1 minute and then speed 2 for 4 minutes. It should form a nice dough that cleans the sides of the bowl. Remove the dough from the bowl, spray the bowl with PAM, and return the dough to the bowl to rise. Cover it with wax paper and allow it to rise at least until doubled. I’ve let it go as little as 2 hours and as long as 12 hours. Punch it down, shape into a loaf and put it in a bread pan. Allow it to rise for about 1 1/2 hours at 100 degrees or longer at room temperature until it is about one inch or so above the top of the pan. Bake at 325 convection for 32 minutes. Immediately remove from the pan and allow to cool on a rack.

This recipe is a modification of one from “The Bread Machine Cookbook” by Donna Rathmell German.

SerialKeysX is an implementation of the SerialKeys protocol for Apple’s OS X operating system. It allows control of the computer’s keyboard and mouse over a serial connection from devices such as the EyeGaze and other augmented communication devices. You may download and use the software for free.

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I saw Steve’s link to this very interesting work on transportation maps. All I can say is wow, this is great!

Literacy Bridge, a $5 digital audio player and distribution system for electronic books sounds like a great idea.

Maze Day is for visually impaired and blind students in grades K-12, their parents and teachers. Your students will enjoy fun and educational computer applications developed especially for them. UNC students will learn how well their accessible applications work with real users. And everyone will have a good time!

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Pete sent these links inviting more participation in Gnome accessibility.

http://live.gnome.org/Accessibility/GetInvolved
http://www.mail-archive.com/gnome-accessibility-list@gnome.org/msg03017.html

Wow! Pete sent me this pointer to Opengazer. I’ve wondered if this was possible but never found a student to work on it. Thanks to Piotr Zieliński for developing it and making it open source. We’ll have great fun with this in accessible applications for people with impaired movement.

Steve pointed out a nice collection of accessibility videos on the YouTube abilitynet channel.

I saw a story on slashdot about the simon speech recognition system available on SourceForge.net.