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Saccharified Polenta Sourdough

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

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Breadzik

Old rye baking book: no sourdough?

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old hippy

dough retard last proofing in fridge

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yankeedave

Correlation between rise time and proof time

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Williamtrimitoe

Greetings from Auburn, Alabama

2 days 3 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?

3 days 8 hours ago

albacore

Pizza in teglia Romana

4 days 8 hours ago

mwilson

Brooklyn’s Hottest Pizzeria | Bon Appétit

4 days 13 hours ago

NoNeed

Starter inactive after second day

5 days 6 hours ago

am123

Vacuum Dough Question

5 days 10 hours ago

louiscohen

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

1 week 3 hours ago

Cottage Baker

Oven Choices for Cottage Baker

Recent comments

30 min 35 sec ago

on Red Rye Malt

alcophile

Not your normal fermentation?

55 min 12 sec ago

on Greetings from Auburn, Alabama

Abe

Hope this helps

3 hours 23 min ago

on Greetings from Auburn, Alabama

TwistingSister

Salt Rising Bread

3 hours 40 min ago

on dough retard last proofing in...

Davey1

Skip the machine and just let

4 hours 39 min ago

on Correlation between rise time...

barryvabeach

I think it is a great

5 hours 11 min ago

on Correlation between rise time...

Davey1

Start from after the initial

5 hours 42 min ago

on Salzburger Grain Mill Max...

tpassin

On any site, not only TFL,

6 hours 20 min ago

on Salzburger Grain Mill Max...

Karen

Aargh

6 hours 28 min ago

on Red Rye Malt

mwilson

More?

7 hours 9 min ago

on Salzburger Grain Mill Max...

Moe C

If you click on "add a...

8 hours 13 min ago

on dough retard last proofing in...

Moe C

If kneading is the only part

9 hours 32 min ago

on dough retard last proofing in...

culinarick

Hey, you might wanna try

10 hours 33 min ago

on Salzburger Grain Mill Max...

MathRye

I use the Mill daily and mill

10 hours 42 min ago

on Pizza in teglia Romana

barryvabeach

Lance, yes, they have 2

11 hours 57 min ago

on Pizza in teglia Romana

albacore

Good find, Barry

Bread Browser

Rondo Floor Model Sheeter (3-ph; 220v), asking $3.5k

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Tsoureki sweat Easter bread

Forkish's Country Bread. EIB Style.

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gabev50

increasing fermentation but still underproofed

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Benito

Mochi Sourdough Hokkaido Milk Bread

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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

2 weeks 16 hours ago

JonJ

Foodgeek's Danish rye (rugbrød)

2 weeks 1 day ago

Benito

Sun Dried Tomato Pecorino Oregano Sourdough...

Recent Advanced/Off-Topic Posts

6 days 10 hours ago

Precaud

Material simulating a loaf load

1 week 5 days ago

Moe C

Avatars

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louiscohen

2 weeks 3 days ago

squattercity

for those desperately seeking a dutch oven

3 weeks 6 days ago

chleba

adding potato to bread dough

1 month 5 days 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...

2 months 4 days ago

BrianShaw

Spam .

3 months 1 week ago

mwilson

The best mixer in the world!

3 months 2 weeks ago

The Roadside Pi...

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

3 months 4 weeks ago

The Roadside Pi...

Flash format video

5 months 5 days ago

Precaud

Is discussing yogurt making OK here?

5 months 2 weeks ago

breadomatic

Mixing more water in after kneading...

5 months 3 weeks ago

arma411

Bread Dad Jokes

6 months 1 week ago

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The Happy birthday to Floyd thread

6 months 1 week ago

pmccool

Today is Floyd’s birthday!

6 months 2 weeks ago

pain_de_remesy

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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