Homemade bread
I know there are some bread bakers here. The wife and I have started making our own, usually once a week for a couple loaves that will last all week. One goes in the freezer until we're done with the other.
I can't remember who, but there are a few accomplished bread bakers here. What are your top 5 tips for baking better bread? |
I love baking my own bread, but I'm not accomplished at it at all. I have a breadmaker and I just follow the recipes in the book that came with it.
There are few pleasures in life greater than pulling that bread out, all hot and aromatic, and grabbing a cold stick of butter out of the fridge for the first slice. |
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I just use regular butter. On a fresh hot loaf of bread, I like the firmness of butter that's not mixed with anything since it usually seems like flavored butters are softer and melt faster. (I don't know what cultured butter is, so maybe it's different.) I'm a little different than most folks, I've found, in that I like my butter to be hard and cold as opposed to melted. |
My Aunt makes homemade bread. It's wonderful. I'd love to learn.
That's all I can add to the thread. Sorry. |
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Naw man, you're not alone. I'm right there with you. That cold butter on a fresh slice of bread is wonderful. |
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I just wish cold butter spread easier. |
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I'm fine with low spreadability. I like having a big chunk of butter on there. And yeah, cold butter on hot bread does spark something magical.
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I use unsalted butter every time. Makes a big difference.
Bread flour is important to use. Fresh yeast. The recipe you use will tell you how much rise time you need, and how many rises. There is no short cut in this...plenty of rising is key. |
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