Principles of Baking

Never Knead Your Bread Dough Again!

Never Knead Your Bread Dough Again!

In simple terms mixing is the even distribution of ingredients throughout the dough. But of course, it is more complicated than just that. The...

How Different Fats Affect Bread Dough

How Different Fats Affect Bread Dough

Fats used in breadmaking have different effects on the crust, crumb, flavour, and keeping quality of the final loaf of bread. There are two main...

This is How Salt Affects Bread Dough

This is How Salt Affects Bread Dough

Salt makes up a tiny part of any bread dough, but it has a huge effect on it. Most bread nowadays is made with salt. I have read that it has only...

How Does Sugar Affect Bread Dough?

How Does Sugar Affect Bread Dough?

Contrary to popular belief sugar slows down fermentation. I have made a video explaining it already. This video is about the other effects sugar has...

How to Autolyse Enriched Dough

How to Autolyse Enriched Dough

Autolysis with fat. I have had several people ask me about this. So, here we are. Another experiment to see why we should or should not do it....

Adding Salt And Yeast To Autolyse

Adding Salt And Yeast To Autolyse

Autolyse is a great way to hydrate the flour. Reducing mixing time and making the dough more extensible and potentially helping with oven spring.But...

How To Add Fat To Bread Dough

How To Add Fat To Bread Dough

Adding fat to a dough makes is soft and fluffy and generally gives it a gentler mouth feel.That does not mean that it is better, but it has its...

How Sugar Affects Bread Dough

How Sugar Affects Bread Dough

Let us look at how sugar affects yeast and subsequently bread. Why you should and why you should not use sugar. Sugar is hygroscopic meaning that it...

How To Knead Dough By Hand

How To Knead Dough By Hand

Different types of dough require different kneading methods.A low hydration dough can be kneaded by pressing it into the work surface and folding it...