Category "bread"

Preserve crustiness/freshness of toasted bread

In long trips i.e. over 3 hours long, I take some toasted break with either pb&j or something inside e.g. slices of turkey etc (toasted). I wrap them with a

How to avoid shrinking bread loaf after baking?

I'm having a hard time making bread loaf at home. My breads after coming out of the oven always shrink. Here's the recipe I used: 320g flour (because I didn't h

Foil wrap cooking fully assembled burger in George Foreman grill?

If I seal a burger, complete with bun, in tin foil, and cook it in a George Foreman grill... Will the burger cook through without the bread burning? Will the br

Proofing container: air tight vs simple bowl

After my pizza preparation, from a dough that has spent already a night in the fridge, I always leave about 200g of dough to make a small white pizza to accompa

What are the most yeasty fruits sold in supermarkets suitable for providing yeast for making bread?

Various fresh fruits, such as grapes, apricots, and dates, can be used to provide the yeast that is needed in breadmaking. But often in commercial production fr

Baking Bread in Dutch Oven with Hairline Crack

I recently bought a ceramic slow cooker insert at a thrift store. It has a glass top and is the perfect shape for using as a Dutch oven in baking bread, which I

What's the deal with split-top bread?

What's the difference between split-top and round top bread, other than the look (caused by the split)? Like does splitting the bread top make it lighter/bette

How do you significantly reduce the calories in bread like Franz Keto bread?

Franz Bakery makes a bread that contains 35 calories a slice (the fact that it is keto is irrelevant to me, but may still be a part of the answer): https://fran

Does Challah bread need to be braided?

I need to bake Challah bread for sandwiches for a large number of people. Can I avoid the braiding? is it important to the final taste?

How can I find T150 wheat flour in the United States?

In France I buy bread made of T150 wheat flour. In the United States, I can only find bread made of whole-wheat flour or some nutritionally inferior flour. How

Bread dough flattens during final proof & almost no oven spring

Since several weeks I'm trying to get my bread to rising more in the oven. I experimented quite a bit but the results are still far from perfect. Everything goe

Making bread using potassium bicarbonate [closed]

I am thinking about making bread using potassium bicarbonate instead of yeast. Can I use potassium bicarbonate as a substitute for yeast? Woul

Deterring mold on bakery bread [duplicate]

Lately we've been finding that we can only keep quality bakery bread loaves on the counter for about 5 days before they start to mold. We'd l

How to make savoury brioche bread

I know the original brioche recipe is supposed to be slightly sweet, but I really enjoy a brioche hamburger bun that one of my local bakeries does and it's real

Why does mixing the salt and yeast sometimes work?

I've always learned that DO NOT mix salt with yeast. Because the salt kills the yeast, and the sugar actually helps. You should always put the salt. So what is

What's a good lactose-free substitute for heavy cream when baking?

I've got a friend who's lactose intolerant but loves making bread. I want to give her one of my favorite bread recipes (a milk bread recipe that I use as a base

Adding oil/fat to bread dough

I make bread by mixing whole wheat and white flours 50-50, yeast and water, let it rise 24 hrs, shape the dough and roll it in flour to get some semblance of fi

Milk bread problem

Is there a way to reduce a certain amount of milk to replace it with water while still maintaining the richness in milk bread? Milk is getting majorly expensive

Deidre's bread getting HUGE in the oven

I have made Deidre's Ultimate Keto Bread 2.0 for years with generally consistent results (though a bit uneven on the top). I made a couple minor tweaks recently

3 day old sourdough starter splits after feeding

My starter consists out of 150gr All purpose, 60 grams of whole wheat and 210 grams of water. On day 2 it bubbled nicely, but I fed it only with half a feeding