Bake your own bread

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So you want to bake your own bread? Here’s the easiest way I know to make great bread at home (and you can take all the credit)! Give your store’s bakery a call and have them save a couple loaves of dough. The bakers set the dough the night before to bring out the great taste of the yeast and the acids they make. Your loaf will already be shaped. If you bring home dough and put in the fridge, remember to take it out about two hours before you bake. Put a little bit of corn meal on a baking pan and place the loaf on the corn meal- no need to use any oil. Let the loaf sit for about an hour at room temperature. If it is dry, you may need to mist the crust with water about every ten minutes. Preheat your oven to 450º. Just before you put your creation in the oven, mist the crust well, and mist the inside of the oven. Bake for about 15 minutes, then turn the temperature down to 390º and let it continue to bake for another 15-20 minutes. You want to take it out when it’s a dark golden brown. Good bread is darker than most people think it should be. The dark crust is caramelized sugars produced in the bread. These sugars form a complex taste that makes Artisan breads exceptional. So if you feel up to it, give my easy method a try. I do have to warn you though- once you start baking your own, you will be on a life-long quest to make that perfect loaf of bread.

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Hi Bob, since you started to post I have been meaning to ask you: Are you the same Bob from "as the oven turns"?  I'm really curious.

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 Christopher,

I am the same Bob in "As the oven turns" This is a training video put on by corporate bakery. We cover many aspects of training whether it be donut fry safety or how to make new cake slices that were designed by our category management team. I don't know if the answer was given that way for a purpose, but I really am the same Bob in "As the Oven Turns".

~Bob