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

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The Iconic NYC breakfast sandwich

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NoNeed

Ideal feeding moment for starter, when?

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Perfectly executed Kaiser rolls.

2 days 11 hours ago

Homebakerman

adding butter to bread dough

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The Roadside Pi...

This is going to be one huge Miche.

3 days 9 hours ago

Breadzik

Old rye baking book: no sourdough?

3 days 20 hours ago

old hippy

dough retard last proofing in fridge

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Correlation between rise time and proof time

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Williamtrimitoe

Greetings from Auburn, Alabama

5 days 12 hours ago

KittyJ

Granite Stones for KoMo Mio

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Kala

Dry Dough

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The Roadside Pi...

Let's Play a game. What would you do?

6 days 17 hours ago

albacore

Pizza in teglia Romana

Recent comments

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on Granite Stones for KoMo Mio

Isand66

Agree

4 hours 17 min ago

on Ideal feeding moment for...

NoNeed

For changing the balance

9 hours 7 min ago

on Perfectly executed Kaiser...

The Roadside Pi...

I use all the methods

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on The best mixer in the world!

cfraenkel

:-)

13 hours 8 min ago

on Ideal feeding moment for...

tpassin

It's not a complete...

16 hours 16 min ago

on Ideal feeding moment for...

Davey1

Many people (not me) wait

17 hours 41 min ago

on Old rye baking book: no...

charbono

Acid

20 hours 49 min ago

on adding butter to bread dough

cfraenkel

I don't melt butter

20 hours 57 min ago

on Perfectly executed Kaiser...

cfraenkel

1 day 58 min ago

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culinarick

Your plan to experiment with

1 day 12 hours ago

on adding butter to bread dough

therearenotenou...

Just as for panettone

1 day 12 hours ago

on adding butter to bread dough

gavinc

Yes it is Tom. I only mix by

1 day 13 hours ago

on adding butter to bread dough

tpassin

It can be hard to work it in

1 day 13 hours ago

on adding butter to bread dough

gavinc

Hi,I regularly make white

1 day 13 hours ago

on Old rye baking book: no...

alcophile

Bread Browser

Perfectly executed Kaiser rolls.

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Tsoureki sweat Easter bread

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increasing fermentation but still underproofed

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Forkish's Country Bread. EIB Style.

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Mochi Sourdough Milk Bread

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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

1 month 21 hours ago

chleba

adding potato to bread dough

1 month 1 week ago

squattercity

the cost of a loaf of bread

1 month 3 weeks ago

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Best time to perform sourdough lamination (not...

1 month 3 weeks ago

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Humidity and hydration compatibility during bulk...

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The best mixer in the world!

3 months 2 weeks ago

The Roadside Pi...

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

4 months 2 days ago

The Roadside Pi...

Flash format video

5 months 1 week ago

Precaud

Is discussing yogurt making OK here?

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breadomatic

Mixing more water in after kneading...

6 months 16 hours ago

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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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From: Microbiology of Fermented Foods 🤓

9 months 1 week ago

TMac

Problem with elasticity and holding shape

10 months 1 week ago

TiuingGum

Rye is extending bulk fermentation time.

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