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Saccharified Polenta Sourdough

Braided loaf with Sharbati atta, matcha coconut loaves and other bakes

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Banneton/Frame/Pan Help

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Trimbandit

bottom of loaves get concave when cooling

2 days 53 min ago

longneckthree

why is my dough so slack?

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Monica Baptista

Hello everyone, Monica is here!

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Frodough Bakkings

Successful Ciabatta bake on third try

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GaryBishop

Exodus and Sourdough During Passover

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flynnboy

Proofed or not ?

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thepolarox

Please help me improve my 100% sourdough rye...

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TenOC

6 Week refrigerator Banana muffin recipes?????

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tpassin

Atta Flour - Yes, You Can (continued)!

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albacore

Wooden baking frames mark II part I

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louiscohen

Folding Intervals for High Hydration

1 week 1 hour ago

dtheobald@homesc.com

Spanish flour for baking

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on Wooden baking frames mark II...

albacore

Thanks Jo_en; I hope to bake

8 hours 19 min ago

on Red Rye Malt

alcophile

Coarsely ground

8 hours 27 min ago

on Red Rye Malt

alcophile

I agree, in part

8 hours 39 min ago

on Red Rye Malt

alcophile

Diastatic

10 hours 4 min ago

on Red Rye Malt

louiscohen

Grind it?

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on Red Rye Malt

plevee

Rye malt

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on Red Rye Malt

Breadzik

His store used to sell...

14 hours 24 min ago

on Material simulating a loaf...

Precaud

Yes, it's widely...

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on Material simulating a loaf...

alcophile

15 hours 21 min ago

on Material simulating a loaf...

Precaud

Vermiculite definitely!

15 hours 54 min ago

on Material simulating a loaf...

alcophile

Vermiculite or perlite?

16 hours 30 min ago

on Red Rye Malt

alcophile

Crushed

17 hours 33 min ago

on Famous "The Fresh Loaf...

jo_en

#6Clas

17 hours 39 min ago

on Wooden baking frames mark II...

jo_en

18 hours 40 min ago

on Material simulating a loaf...

Precaud

Thanks for the ideas!

Bread Browser

bottom of loaves get concave when cooling

Hamelman's Sourdough 5-Grain Bread

Proofed or not ?

Please help me improve my 100% sourdough rye bread - "gumminess" and top of loaf caving downwards

My first descent home-oven baked pizza (finally!)

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pmccool

Hamelman's Sourdough 5-Grain Bread

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My first descent home-oven baked pizza (finally!)

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Benito

Mochi Sourdough Milk Bread

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Foodgeek's Danish rye (rugbrød)

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Benito

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Mister C

Third Time Was a Charm

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JonJ

Hybrid sourdough bagels

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albacore

100% Rye Tin Loaf

Recent Advanced/Off-Topic Posts

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Precaud

Material simulating a loaf load

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Moe C

Avatars

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louiscohen

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squattercity

for those desperately seeking a dutch oven

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chleba

adding potato to bread dough

1 month 1 hour ago

squattercity

the cost of a loaf of bread

1 month 2 weeks ago

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Best time to perform sourdough lamination (not...

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Humidity and hydration compatibility during bulk...

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BrianShaw

Spam .

3 months 1 week ago

mwilson

The best mixer in the world!

3 months 1 week ago

The Roadside Pi...

"I would ask the waiter for bread....

3 months 3 weeks ago

The Roadside Pi...

Flash format video

4 months 4 weeks ago

Precaud

Is discussing yogurt making OK here?

5 months 1 week ago

breadomatic

Mixing more water in after kneading...

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Bread Dad Jokes

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The Happy birthday to Floyd thread

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pmccool

Today is Floyd’s birthday!

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pain_de_remesy

From: Microbiology of Fermented Foods 🤓

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TMac

Problem with elasticity and holding shape

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Rye is extending bulk fermentation time.

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