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The Iconic NYC breakfast sandwich

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Ideal feeding moment for starter, when?

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Perfectly executed Kaiser rolls.

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Homebakerman

adding butter to bread dough

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This is going to be one huge Miche.

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Breadzik

Old rye baking book: no sourdough?

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old hippy

dough retard last proofing in fridge

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Correlation between rise time and proof time

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Williamtrimitoe

Greetings from Auburn, Alabama

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Granite Stones for KoMo Mio

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Dry Dough

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The Roadside Pi...

Let's Play a game. What would you do?

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Pizza in teglia Romana

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I use all the methods

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on The best mixer in the world!

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:-)

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tpassin

It's not a complete...

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on Ideal feeding moment for...

Davey1

Many people (not me) wait

12 hours 28 min ago

on Old rye baking book: no...

charbono

Acid

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on adding butter to bread dough

cfraenkel

I don't melt butter

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Your plan to experiment with

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on adding butter to bread dough

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Just as for panettone

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on adding butter to bread dough

gavinc

Yes it is Tom. I only mix by

1 day 8 hours ago

on adding butter to bread dough

tpassin

It can be hard to work it in

1 day 8 hours ago

on adding butter to bread dough

gavinc

Hi,I regularly make white

1 day 8 hours ago

on Old rye baking book: no...

alcophile

1 day 9 hours ago

on Greetings from Auburn, Alabama

Williamtrimitoe

I like the taste

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on Red Rye Malt

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Thanks for posting the

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Perfectly executed Kaiser rolls.

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Precaud

Material simulating a loaf load

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Avatars

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for those desperately seeking a dutch oven

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adding potato to bread dough

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the cost of a loaf of bread

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Best time to perform sourdough lamination (not...

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The best mixer in the world!

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"I would ask the waiter for bread....

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Flash format video

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Is discussing yogurt making OK here?

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Mixing more water in after kneading...

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Bread Dad Jokes

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The Happy birthday to Floyd thread

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Today is Floyd’s birthday!

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Problem with elasticity and holding shape

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Rye is extending bulk fermentation time.

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