Bread Making Archives - thedancingcucumber.com thedancingcucumber.com Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:20:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 These Common Mistakes Are Ruining Your Homemade Bread https://thedancingcucumber.com/these-common-mistakes-are-ruining-your-homemade-bread/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 08:31:17 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=9022 There’s nothing better than a loaf of freshly baked bread, jus tout of the oven—and there’s nothing worse than damp, claggy, over salted bread that is barely edible. If you’re struggling to consistently create excellent bread, check that you’re not making any of these common mistakes. Over Salting The Bread Many recipes call for salt […]

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There’s nothing better than a loaf of freshly baked bread, jus tout of the oven—and there’s nothing worse than damp, claggy, over salted bread that is barely edible. If you’re struggling to consistently create excellent bread, check that you’re not making any of these common mistakes.

Over Salting The Bread

Many recipes call for salt to help activate the yeast and to ensure a good flavor in the finished bread. However, a slight slip of the hand can result in too much salt, which not only ruins the taste of your bread, it can make the texture too crumbly and weak.

Under Kneading The Bread

Kneading can be a tiring activity, but it needs to be done properly if you want soft, well risen bread. If you don’t knead the bread for long enough, or ensure that the dough is soft and elastic before leaving it to rise, the texture of the cooked loaf is likely to be dense and moist.

Leaving It To Rise Too Long

Most recipes state a rising (or proving) time of about 1 hour. If you leave your bread too long, the dough can dry out, leaving you with a crumbly, tough texture when you take your cooked loaf out of the oven.

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Luba Pavia Will Convince You to Give Bread Baking Another Shot https://thedancingcucumber.com/luba-pavia-will-convince-you-to-give-bread-baking-another-shot/ Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:02:00 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=7399 Bread baking was all the rage last summer, but many people have given it up in the meantime. If that happens to be the case with you, all you need to get back on track is a perfectly delicious bread recipe. Luba Pavia of Cook Vegetarian has quite a few in store, and here are […]

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Bread baking was all the rage last summer, but many people have given it up in the meantime. If that happens to be the case with you, all you need to get back on track is a perfectly delicious bread recipe. Luba Pavia of Cook Vegetarian has quite a few in store, and here are some of her very best.

Chocolate Banana Bread with Pineapple

Banana bread is never going out of style, but are you bored of the classic recipe and want to put a twist on it? Pavia feels the same way, and she shook things up by adding some pineapple chunks to the dough.

Carrot Cake Banana Bread

Pavia is a true master when it comes to baking banana bread with a twist. This recipe combined it with another beloved dessert, carrot cake, and this combo is truly the best of both worlds.

Wholemeal Blueberry Loaf

If you want to take a break from banana bread and make something completely different, this refreshing and tasty blueberry loaf will be your cup of tea.

Chocolate Zucchini Marble Bread

Never tried adding zucchini to your bread? Now’s the time to give it a try! This recipe is all you need and you’ll be surprised how amazing this unusual combo tastes.

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ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> Bread Making Archives - thedancingcucumber.com thedancingcucumber.com Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:20:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 These Common Mistakes Are Ruining Your Homemade Bread https://thedancingcucumber.com/these-common-mistakes-are-ruining-your-homemade-bread/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 08:31:17 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=9022 There’s nothing better than a loaf of freshly baked bread, jus tout of the oven—and there’s nothing worse than damp, claggy, over salted bread that is barely edible. If you’re struggling to consistently create excellent bread, check that you’re not making any of these common mistakes. Over Salting The Bread Many recipes call for salt […]

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There’s nothing better than a loaf of freshly baked bread, jus tout of the oven—and there’s nothing worse than damp, claggy, over salted bread that is barely edible. If you’re struggling to consistently create excellent bread, check that you’re not making any of these common mistakes.

Over Salting The Bread

Many recipes call for salt to help activate the yeast and to ensure a good flavor in the finished bread. However, a slight slip of the hand can result in too much salt, which not only ruins the taste of your bread, it can make the texture too crumbly and weak.

Under Kneading The Bread

Kneading can be a tiring activity, but it needs to be done properly if you want soft, well risen bread. If you don’t knead the bread for long enough, or ensure that the dough is soft and elastic before leaving it to rise, the texture of the cooked loaf is likely to be dense and moist.

Leaving It To Rise Too Long

Most recipes state a rising (or proving) time of about 1 hour. If you leave your bread too long, the dough can dry out, leaving you with a crumbly, tough texture when you take your cooked loaf out of the oven.

The post These Common Mistakes Are Ruining Your Homemade Bread appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

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Luba Pavia Will Convince You to Give Bread Baking Another Shot https://thedancingcucumber.com/luba-pavia-will-convince-you-to-give-bread-baking-another-shot/ Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:02:00 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=7399 Bread baking was all the rage last summer, but many people have given it up in the meantime. If that happens to be the case with you, all you need to get back on track is a perfectly delicious bread recipe. Luba Pavia of Cook Vegetarian has quite a few in store, and here are […]

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Bread baking was all the rage last summer, but many people have given it up in the meantime. If that happens to be the case with you, all you need to get back on track is a perfectly delicious bread recipe. Luba Pavia of Cook Vegetarian has quite a few in store, and here are some of her very best.

Chocolate Banana Bread with Pineapple

Banana bread is never going out of style, but are you bored of the classic recipe and want to put a twist on it? Pavia feels the same way, and she shook things up by adding some pineapple chunks to the dough.

Carrot Cake Banana Bread

Pavia is a true master when it comes to baking banana bread with a twist. This recipe combined it with another beloved dessert, carrot cake, and this combo is truly the best of both worlds.

Wholemeal Blueberry Loaf

If you want to take a break from banana bread and make something completely different, this refreshing and tasty blueberry loaf will be your cup of tea.

Chocolate Zucchini Marble Bread

Never tried adding zucchini to your bread? Now’s the time to give it a try! This recipe is all you need and you’ll be surprised how amazing this unusual combo tastes.

The post Luba Pavia Will Convince You to Give Bread Baking Another Shot appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

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