Category: Bread

We’ve all been there. You’re happily kneading away when a tiny voice in the back of your head whispers, “What if I’m […]

“Good bread takes time.” If you’ve baked bread for any length of time, you’ve heard that saying more than once. We’re told […]

“Why is my bread dense?” If your homemade bread could double as a doorstop, don’t worry—you’ve joined a very large club. Mine […]

Bread Flour vs. All-Purpose Flour If you’ve ever stood in the baking aisle wondering whether bread flour is worth buying, you’re not […]

If you’ve ever followed a bread recipe and thought: “Why does this dough feel like Play-Doh?” or “Why is this dough trying […]

If you’ve been baking bread for a while, you’ve probably heard bakers throw around words like poolish, biga, and sponge as if […]

About a year ago I created a small JavaScript application that could convert almost any bread recipe into a poolish recipe. At […]

I’ve been dabbling in bread baking for quite some time—close to 20 years, in fact. Back then, I picked up a copy […]

I’ve been baking bread on a regular basis for about three years now, ever since I retired. In that time, I’ve tried […]

Ah, preferments. Not a bunch of hobbits in a bread shire, but the secret sauce of many an artisan loaf. Let’s dive […]