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Saccharified Polenta Sourdough

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

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am123

Vacuum Dough Question

17 hours 54 min ago

louiscohen

CIA Whole Wheat Lean Straight Dough 40% WW 70%...

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Cottage Baker

Oven Choices for Cottage Baker

2 days 14 hours ago

louiscohen

2 days 14 hours ago

BreadBrad88

Banneton/Frame/Pan Help

2 days 17 hours ago

Trimbandit

bottom of loaves get concave when cooling

2 days 21 hours ago

longneckthree

why is my dough so slack?

2 days 22 hours ago

Monica Baptista

Hello everyone, Monica is here!

3 days 9 hours ago

Frodough Bakkings

Successful Ciabatta bake on third try

3 days 22 hours ago

GaryBishop

Exodus and Sourdough During Passover

4 days 20 hours ago

flynnboy

Proofed or not ?

5 days 13 hours ago

thepolarox

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

5 days 15 hours ago

TenOC

6 Week refrigerator Banana muffin recipes?????

5 days 20 hours ago

tpassin

Atta Flour - Yes, You Can (continued)!

6 days 13 hours ago

albacore

Wooden baking frames mark II part I

Recent comments

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on Clas- Blue Corn/Whole Wheat...

Moe C

Reported, probably a bot. Two

2 hours 54 min ago

on Clas- Blue Corn/Whole Wheat...

jo_en

I agree

4 hours 33 min ago

on Help! 100% Fresh milled White...

eggwala786

Nice forum and good topic

4 hours 44 min ago

on Clas- Blue Corn/Whole Wheat...

eggwala786

Nice forum and good topic

12 hours 11 min ago

on Vacuum Dough Question

Moe C

It's a short-term rest...

13 hours 56 min ago

on Wooden baking frames mark II...

albacore

Thanks culinarick; hopefully

15 hours 9 min ago

on Successful Ciabatta bake on...

Frodough Bakkings

Is this what you want to see?

17 hours 31 min ago

on Successful Ciabatta bake on...

culinarick

Looks great! I wanna see a

17 hours 35 min ago

on Wooden baking frames mark II...

culinarick

Wow! Your project is really

1 day 3 hours ago

on Wooden baking frames mark II...

albacore

Thanks Jo_en; I hope to bake

1 day 5 hours ago

on Red Rye Malt

alcophile

Coarsely ground

1 day 5 hours ago

on Red Rye Malt

alcophile

I agree, in part

1 day 5 hours ago

on Red Rye Malt

alcophile

Diastatic

1 day 6 hours ago

on Red Rye Malt

louiscohen

Grind it?

1 day 7 hours ago

on Red Rye Malt

plevee

Rye malt

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!)

Recent Blog Entries

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pmccool

Hamelman's Sourdough 5-Grain Bread

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ReneR

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

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Benito

Mochi Sourdough Milk Bread

1 week 3 days ago

JonJ

Foodgeek's Danish rye (rugbrød)

1 week 3 days ago

Benito

Sun Dried Tomato Pecorino Oregano Sourdough...

1 week 5 days ago

Isand66

Stardust Whole Wheat Durum Roasted Carrot ...

2 weeks 19 hours ago

The Roadside Pi...

Laboratory exercise and practice: Bread braiding.

2 weeks 1 day ago

Mister C

Third Time Was a Charm

2 weeks 2 days ago

JonJ

Hybrid sourdough bagels

2 weeks 3 days ago

albacore

100% Rye Tin Loaf

Recent Advanced/Off-Topic Posts

1 day 17 hours ago

Precaud

Material simulating a loaf load

1 week 18 hours ago

Moe C

Avatars

1 week 3 days ago

louiscohen

1 week 5 days ago

squattercity

for those desperately seeking a dutch oven

3 weeks 1 day ago

chleba

adding potato to bread dough

1 month 22 hours ago

squattercity

the cost of a loaf of bread

1 month 2 weeks ago

Bakes.inthelakes

Best time to perform sourdough lamination (not...

1 month 2 weeks ago

Bakes.inthelakes

Humidity and hydration compatibility during bulk...

1 month 4 weeks ago

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

5 months 20 hours ago

Precaud

Is discussing yogurt making OK here?

5 months 1 week ago

breadomatic

Mixing more water in after kneading...

5 months 3 weeks ago

arma411

Bread Dad Jokes

6 months 3 days ago

The Roadside Pi...

The Happy birthday to Floyd thread

6 months 6 days ago

pmccool

Today is Floyd’s birthday!

6 months 1 week ago

pain_de_remesy

From: Microbiology of Fermented Foods 🤓

9 months 4 days ago

TMac

Problem with elasticity and holding shape

10 months 5 days ago

TiuingGum

Rye is extending bulk fermentation time.

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