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Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:27:12
milknjuice-deactivated20190908:
kris jenner force feeding me a cyanide tablet
Does anyone have any easy but good bread recipes? And tips?
Every time I try to make bread, it doesn’t cook all the way through and I basically have to double the time in the oven, which will eventually cook the inside but completely hardens the outside crust. Sometimes to the point that it’s hard to bite into. I don’t have a Dutch oven, but I *do* have a loaf pan.
Any ideas, tips, and recipes would be greatly appreciated!
- As someone else mentioned, covering the dough in tin foil in the oven will help, as will lowering the oven temp + lengthening the time in the oven. This will allow the inside to cook without scorching the outside too fast. Think the opposite of searing a steak, if you have any experience in that direction.
- You can also place a pan full of water in the oven along with the bread; the steam will help keep the bread moist & keep the crust from getting too tough.
- When you take it out of the oven, you can immediately (without burning yourself, ofc) turn the loaf out & wrap it up completely in foil. This keeps the moisture inside while the loaf cools, again helping to prevent the outside from hardening too much. (Just remember to turn the bread over now & then, and eventually unwrap it from the foil, so the condensation inside the foil is spread out & doesn’t form soggy spots.)
- And last but not least, spreading butter on the top crust right when it comes out of the oven will both soften the crust & make it brown & pretty, and ofc yummy! This is meant to allow the butter to soak in, not to be eaten immediately, so allow it to spread out evenly & soak in, and let the bread cool completely before slicing. (butter, margarine, or your choice of yummy oil (like olive oil for italian breads) all work for this method)
Anyway, there’s lots of ways to adjust the hardness of bread crust, and you may have to experiment & see which ways you personally like best. I hope some of this helps! :)
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:07:31
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