How to Make No-Knead Bread at Home
How to Make No-Knead Bread at Home There is a particular kind of quiet satisfaction that comes from pulling a golden loaf out of the oven on a Sunday morning. The crust crackles as it cools on the rack. The…
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Using a Stand Mixer for Bread Dough
Using a Stand Mixer for Bread Dough Why a Stand Mixer Changes Everything for Home Bakers There is a certain romanticism attached to kneading bread by hand – flour-dusted worktops, the rhythmic push and fold, the satisfying moment when a…
UK Bread Baking Communities and Resources
UK Bread Baking Communities and Resources Why Bother Joining a Bread Baking Community? There is something quietly wonderful about baking your own bread. The smell alone — that warm, yeasty cloud that fills a kitchen — is worth the effort…
Gluten-Free Bread Baking for UK Beginners
Gluten-Free Bread Baking for UK Beginners The first loaf I ever baked without gluten looked, on the outside, entirely promising. It had risen reasonably well, the crust had browned nicely, and it smelled – genuinely – like bread. Then I…
Banana Bread: A Foolproof Recipe for Beginners
Banana Bread: A Foolproof Recipe for Beginners Banana bread sits in a curious position in British baking. Technically a quick bread — leavened with bicarbonate of soda rather than yeast — it behaves more like a cake in the tin,…
How to Make Garlic Bread from Scratch
How to Make Garlic Bread from Scratch Garlic bread is one of those things that most people assume comes from a foil packet in the freezer aisle. The supermarket versions are convenient, yes, but they rarely match the depth of…
Why Does My Bread Taste Bland?
Why Does My Bread Taste Bland? You have spent the afternoon making bread from scratch. The dough came together beautifully, the loaf rose in the tin, your kitchen smelled extraordinary whilst it baked, and then you cut into it and…
How to Tell When Bread Dough Has Proved Enough
How to Tell When Bread Dough Has Proved Enough The Question That Trips Up Almost Every New Baker The first loaf I ever baked properly – properly, mind you, not the dense, gummy disaster I produced the week before –…
How Salt Affects Bread Dough
How Salt Affects Bread Dough The first time I baked a loaf without salt, I did not realise my mistake until I cut into it. The crust had a strange, papery quality, the crumb was oddly open and sticky, and…
UK Bread Flour Guide: Strong, Plain and Wholemeal Explained
UK Bread Flour Guide: Strong, Plain and Wholemeal Explained Walk into any British supermarket and you will find an entire shelf dedicated to flour. Marriages, Allinson, Doves Farm, Shipton Mill — the bags stack up in white, brown and cream,…