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Saccharified Polenta Sourdough

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

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am123

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louiscohen

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

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BreadBrad88

Banneton/Frame/Pan Help

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Trimbandit

bottom of loaves get concave when cooling

2 days 9 hours ago

longneckthree

why is my dough so slack?

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Monica Baptista

Hello everyone, Monica is here!

2 days 20 hours ago

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 ?

5 days 1 hour ago

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)!

6 days 1 hour ago

albacore

Wooden baking frames mark II part I

Recent comments

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on Wooden baking frames mark II...

albacore

Thanks culinarick; hopefully

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on Successful Ciabatta bake on...

Frodough Bakkings

Is this what you want to see?

5 hours 13 min ago

on Successful Ciabatta bake on...

culinarick

Looks great! I wanna see a

5 hours 17 min ago

on Wooden baking frames mark II...

culinarick

Wow! Your project is really

15 hours 3 min ago

on Wooden baking frames mark II...

albacore

Thanks Jo_en; I hope to bake

16 hours 42 min ago

on Red Rye Malt

alcophile

Coarsely ground

16 hours 50 min ago

on Red Rye Malt

alcophile

I agree, in part

17 hours 2 min ago

on Red Rye Malt

alcophile

Diastatic

18 hours 27 min ago

on Red Rye Malt

louiscohen

Grind it?

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on Red Rye Malt

plevee

Rye malt

20 hours 47 min ago

on Red Rye Malt

Breadzik

His store used to sell...

22 hours 47 min ago

on Material simulating a loaf...

Precaud

Yes, it's widely...

23 hours 28 min ago

on Material simulating a loaf...

alcophile

23 hours 44 min ago

on Material simulating a loaf...

Precaud

Vermiculite definitely!

1 day 18 min ago

on Material simulating a loaf...

alcophile

Vermiculite or perlite?

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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Mochi Sourdough Milk Bread

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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

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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 9 hours 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 .

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The best mixer in the world!

3 months 1 week ago

The Roadside Pi...

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

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Flash format video

5 months 8 hours ago

Precaud

Is discussing yogurt making OK here?

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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

10 months 4 days ago

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Rye is extending bulk fermentation time.

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