Questions tagged [bread]

Questions about kneading, baking, storing, and culinary use of any kind of bread.

This tag covers the traditional loaf of bread in addition to flatbreads, sourdough, pita, and anything else that one might reasonably call "bread".

Tips for effectively tagging questions, in order of preference:

  • If your question is specifically about preparing/baking bread, also tag it
  • Include the sub-type of bread if possible (, , etc.)
  • If asking for advice on a specific bread technique, include the technique (e.g. )
  • For questions concerning the raw, unbaked bread dough, use the tag
  • Consider adding a cuisine tag for localized styles of bread (e.g. for Naan)
  • When the question concerns specific ingredients in bread-making, try to include tags for those ingredients (e.g. , )
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How to remove husk from grain?

I need help to remove husk from grain - specifically spent grain from the beer production. Does anyone have any kind of experience with that?
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Substitute wet milk for dry milk

I am needing to know how much normal milk do I use in place of 1/2 cup powdered milk in bread.
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Why is my white bread with poolish dough very loose?

I previously asked a question about the White Bread with Poolish from Ken Forkish's book Flour Water Salt Yeast. My first attempt with a flour that had 10% protein resulted in dough that hold its shape, but the poolish didn't expand enough so flavor…
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How much should a poolish increase in size?

I am making a bread recipe(White Flour with Poolish), according to Ken Forkish's Flour Water Salt Yeast. In the recipe, he indicates that the poolish should "triple in volume." When I tried making it the poolish increased in volume but not…
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How to have a yeast bread dough rise in a cool space

I saw an answer to a similar question and a gentleman named Joe said to use a radiator. I would relly appreciate more information about this. Thank you
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What is the Best wash or glaze for bread when trying to achieve a crunchy crust on Rolls

i would like to know if there is a way to get a crunchy yet golden glaze on Buns/rolls... kind of like bread you would get out of a dutch oven
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Teaching Bread Making to a young student- need new reasources

Hi Seasoned Advice Forum Members I am a semi experienced Artisan Bread Baker. I am currently teaching a 9 year old boy the basics of bread making and would like to see if anyone has any suggestions on where I can find free educational material on…
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Bread dough gluten not fully developed before hitting desired dough temperature

I have already made the dough as cold as possible before kneading like freezing the dry ingredients and chilling the biga. If I use my planetary mixer, I can freeze the dough hook, but the new spiral mixer that I am using now has a non-removable…
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What kind of dough staple is easiest to make, for soaking in mussel juices? No oven, eggs, milk

With just a gas stove and rice cooker, what kind of food staple based on dough or batter can she make most simply? I don't know what you call the category of "bread, cake, pancake". My mom lives Hong Kong when Toronto's cold. Here are…
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English muffin collapsing

I bake yeasted english muffins following this recipe https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/bas-best-english-muffins, however skipping refrigerating the dough. When I lay it onto a hot oiled crepe pan, my problem is that the muffin sinks or collapses.…
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Replacement for Calcium Propionate for bread

Hi we run a bakery and we understood that Calcium Propionate is not safe for regular consumption. Can some one suggest a safe preservative..
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How dangerous is rye?

People are telling me about rye flour, ergotism, and LSD. Apparently there are reasons to believe the Salem witch trials were caused by ergotism. It sounds to me like I don't have much to worry about since millers have stopped grinding the ergots up…
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Is Bisquick used as a standard in recipes for shop-bound products?

Are there shops that use Bisquick as a standard in their products that use flour mix? I just noticed that Bisquick is a fragrant flour and seems of good quality. I thus suppose that for small retailers where freshly-milled flour is not as…
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Why do bread companies add sugar to bread?

I have a client who is on a sugar detox/diet. She can't eat any bread because all the bread companies added sugar. Why do bread companies add sugar to their breads?
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Mixing both gluten production and milk

I would like to get tenderness from both the leavening and the milk, when and where I should add the milk ? My recipe is based on sourdough starter, wheat flour and water, plus oil and salt. I'm asking this because I know that the milks alters the…
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