Author: Mark
Website: http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724027246990759522
In all my years (even though it hasn’t been that many) of dutch oven cooking, the one thing that has brought be the most struggles, and yet also helped my confidence grow the most, is making a good loaf of bread. I tell ya, sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn’t.
Over the 2 years or so that I’ve been focusing on learning about it, I’ve found a few things that make it work more consistently:
- Use a good, fresh, bread flour
- Knead it enough (use the windowpane test)
- Manage your heat carefully, and preheat the dutch oven (or at least the lid)
- Bake it to the right temperature
- Let it cool enough
Over the course of the next years, I’m sure that I’ll learn even more, as my efforts continue. Below, I’ve listed some of my better bread success stories. Before you dive in and try any of them, however, I strongly recommend that you read my Dutch Oven Bread Baking Lens. At the very least, it will help you understand some of the things I say when I’m explaining the recipes and the processes… (Read the rest of this article at the following article source link for the full story)
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