beestrot.com · Jean Louis

Your home oven is not losing to the bakery on skill. It is losing on physics. Here is the one thing that changes the equation.

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Good news! The size of the loaf remained the same but the air pockets were more numerous and smaller resulting in a less dense and chewier bread. This made for a success even if the results, at first glance, did not appear superior. #BreadScience

Follow up, it currently smells like bread. 45 minutes left to go. Based on the viewing window it does appear we have a structural failure of the crust, so the air pocket integrity has fallen. Pour some starter out in memoriam of bread that will likely remain dense. #BreadScience

This morning I adjusted my recipe a bit for the bread machine and both bloomed my yeast and also added a tablespoon of vital wheat gluten to see if I can make a less dense loaf. This has been a Sunday #BreadScience update. More news to follow.