bread baking
Oven-fresh loaf creation
Bread baking is the process of making bread—mixing flour, water, yeast or other leavening, and salt into dough, then cooking it in an oven.
The term covers both the activity and the craft: She took up bread baking during the pandemic.
Home bread baking has seen periodic revivals as people seek connection to traditional food preparation.
- fermentingBiochemical decomposition by microbes
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- kneadingManual dough development
- yeastFermenting fungus
mixing bowl · autolyse · scoring · ancient grains · windowpane · bench rest · sourdough · stretch and fold · pita · naan · baguette · proofing · flour · shaping · dough scraper · steaming · ciabatta · boule
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