Subscribe for bread tips, advice & recipes This is one of my favourite breads to make because it is just so easy. I promise. This bread doesn’t require shaping, simply transfer the risen dough from the bowl to an oiled tray, spread it out with oiled fingers and then top with whatever you fancy. Fresh …
Subscribe for bread tips, advice & recipes A question I am often asked is “How do I steam my oven?” shortly followed with “Why is adding steam important?”. This article and the accompanying video aims to answer these burning questions. Why is adding steam to your oven important? Adding steam to your oven when baking …
Subscribe for bread tips, advice & recipes I have written before about ways to use up bread, but I thought it worth sharing this recipe for a crumble I made yesterday. I had some of the Maris Widgeon loaf left and it struck me as a delicious alternative to the usually crumble recipe and I …
Subscribe for bread tips, advice & recipes This oat and honey bread is our eldest’s favourite loaf. It has a denser texture due to the oats, with a delicious sweetness with the honey. It makes lovely toast and is great with soup. Ingredients 350g strong (aka bread) white flour100g wholemeal bread flour50g porridge oats or …
Subscribe for bread tips, advice & recipes Shaping your dough takes practice. The only way to get good at it is to keep trying. There are a multitude of ways to shape bread but my advice is to try to master one before trying another. This article shows you how to shape a loaf into …
Subscribe for bread tips, advice & recipes Here is my master recipe for a basic white bread. I call it my master recipe because once you have mastered this one it can be adapted really easily into a multitude of different breads. It’s the recipe I use in my online Bread Made Easy masterclass. In …
Subscribe for bread tips, advice & recipes The temperature of your dough during fermentation is an important consideration when baking. Professional bakers talk about Desired Dough Temperature (DDT) all the time. They want their doughs to be maintained at the desired temperature so that the fermentation occurs exactly as planned. That way the loaves are …
Subscribe for bread tips, advice & recipes Using the stretch and fold method to make bread makes it really easy to fit making bread into your daily routine. This is my favourite method for developing dough. It make making bread really easy. The stretch and fold method replaces kneading. The benefits of stretch and fold …
Subscribe for bread tips, advice & recipes A question I get asked a lot is which flour is best for making bread. It is both an easy question to answer and a difficult one. The reason for this is that I could just tell you to use bread flour, also known as strong flour and …
Subscribe for bread tips, advice & recipes Yes, you can use a mixer to make bread and it makes bread making very easy. My favourite way to make bread is to use the stretch and fold method. It’s easy, convenient and you get your hands on the dough so you learn how dough feels. However, …
