Charcoal powder and cranberries bread

3 days ago by mimiring to c/sourdough

I wanted to make a loaf with nice dark and red color contrast and I think it came out very interesting. Here is a picture of the full loaf:

Melobol 20 points 3 days ago

Have you tried squid ink to turn loaves black?

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alanjaow 7 points 2 days ago

Or you could do what Burger King in the U.S. did for Halloween one year: put a ridiculous amount of food coloring in it to make it look black.

My toilet water was a dark green the next day o.o

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SarahValentine 6 points 2 days ago

Yeah, I'd recommend that over putting carcinogenic dust in your food.

After doing further research, today I learned that it's specifically cooking meat over a charcoal fire that creates carcinogenic compounds, and not charcoal itself. Ignore me!

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surge_1 7 points 2 days ago

Activated charcoal is not carcinogenic tho

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Leeks 7 points 2 days ago

But it does potentially mess with medications. I generally avoid cooking with it, especially when cooking for others.

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mimiring 4 points 2 days ago

I used a perfectly edible food grade charcoal. Something like this https://www.herbstore.gr/.... I got mine from a local spice seller

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evasive_chimpanzee 2 points 14 hours ago

There's also not evidence that cooking meat over a fire affects cancer risk. It does create compounds that have been shown to increase risk in mice fed 1000x what you or I would eat.

You could do the same thing for practically any compound. Fruit juice will naturally contain a small percentage of ethyl alcohol, a known carcinogen, and we know from many studies that over consumption of ethyl alcohol greatly increases the risk of many cancers.

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mimiring 5 points 2 days ago

No, but it could be interesting. I guess it would probably impart a slightly ocean taste, which could be desirable in some occasions. Another thing I tried is dark cocoa powder, which has similar results color-wise, but obviously tastes like chocolate

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Melobol 7 points 2 days ago

I believe it is more umami/savory taste than fish. So more 'salty' side of dishes.
People often use it for pasta or hamburger buns.

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xia 14 points 2 days ago

Meteoroite bread...

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mimiring 1 point 2 days ago

I'm stealing it

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SatansMaggotyCumFart 11 points 2 days ago

Watch out if you’re taking certain medications including birth control as activated charcoal can make it ineffective.

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mimiring 5 points 2 days ago

Yes, it is a pretty potent detoxifier. So definitely not a bread I would eat large quantities of everyday.

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cynar 2 points 2 days ago

More than a few women have found that out the hard way, a month or so after Halloween!

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njm1314 5 points 2 days ago

So why the charcoal? Just the color? Or is there some other benefit? I have trouble believing it improves the taste. Would a dark brown loaf work?

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mimiring 4 points 2 days ago

Yes it was just for the color combination. I could not detect a difference in taste. Activated charcoal has some benefits and is recommended in some cases, but it can also mess with the effectiveness of medicines.

Are you asking me if you can add it to a dark brown loaf to make it darker?

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HubertManne 4 points 2 days ago

hows the taste? I wonder if this would have the benefits of activated charcoal.

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mimiring 1 point 2 days ago

To me it tasted the same. I don't see why it shouldn't keep the charcoal properties

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Dayroom7485 2 points 2 days ago

I love the experiment! I tend to sheepishly follow the recipe instead of trying out new things. The loaf looks crazy!!

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