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Bloomers, loafs, flatbreads, rye breads, wheat breads, sourdough breads, yeast breads - all fermented breads are welcome! Vienesse pastries like croissants are also welcome because technically they're breads too.
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It turned out really great and tasty! Was a little worried when making it as I didn't have everything the recipe asked for. As it wanted a loaf pan with a lid(?) Have never seen such, but it worked fine without ๐ A bit of a confidence boost tbh that it went so well for being the my first time. Look forward making more!
Nice! The recipe might have wanted a pullman loaf pan, but it looks like you did just fine with a standard pan. Definitely went better than my first loaf.
Ah yeah probably, never even seen one of them before :P
They're pretty nice if you're looking for consistent slice sizes. Otherwise they're a bit of a pain, since you want to make sure you have exactly the right amount of dough in there.
Yeah that makes sense, i'm quite happy with my silicon one!
Nice bread!
Experiment with kneading (slap and fold) for 5-10 minutes if you want a more open crumb (more volume). Also experiment with changing the amount of water and switching the flour. Even when sticking with white flour, there can be huge variations. Pay special attention to the amount of protein. More than 10% is usually an indication of four with more gluten, which leads to more "professional", chewy bread. Another thing to watch out for is timing. If you put your bread in the oven while it didn't have time to rise to it's fullest, it will be too compact. If you wait for too long, it might collapse and be too compact again.
Also, cut your bread before putting it in the oven for a nice and tasty ๐!
Just my two cents. Do whatever you like, what works and makes you happy. Everyone has different tastes in bread and that's great :)
Some very valuable tips here, thanks a bunch! I will defo experiement further :) Have a great rest of your day ๐ป
Thanks! Be sure to post more pics of your baked goods!
What recipe did you use? That looks delicious
Used a recipe from the unofficial ghibli cookbook. I bought mine locally, but here is a random link to show which one it is: https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/the-unofficial-ghibli-cookbook/9300000105490017/
I saved the post for this - thanks.
Oh wow, glad I could be of help ๐ป
When it comes to bread recipes I wouldn't worry too much about being precise at first, you kind of figure out what works best for you, with your tools and your oven, so take them as a general guidance.
If you like sourdough/rye bread, give them a try once you're comfortable. Getting your own starter started can take a bit of time (lost of good info out there about it), but once you get your first decent looking loaf done you'll feel like the king and queen of the world (I know I did). That being said, you can go really nuts with the details with this, if you ever want to achieve your perfect loaf whatever it may be.
Yeah thanks for the tip!
Looks great! I'm not a baker and I've never made anything - this just popped up in my feed and it looks so comforting and pillowy. Nice work, OP!
haha thanks! <3