My first attempt at bread baking

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I had been wanting to learn bread baking for a while but never got around to it due to the amount of time needed, had the day off today and decided to try making bread. I based my bread on Hamelman's six-fold baguette, I steamed the oven with a hot pan of water and super-soaker for first ten minutes, then baked another 8 or so without steam, temp at 460ºF. Each baguette was about 300g before baking. The crumb isn't exactly how I would like, but I am very happy with it as a first attempt at bread.

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Looks delish

Can you post the recipe here for reference?
 
Looks delish

Can you post the recipe here for reference?

Recipe
I halved the recipe, went with a bit more water. I think that I will try this again with some slight variations. The first loaf was eaten in about two minutes, with a goose liver paté.
 
Great job! You are motivating me I just got some yeast starters.
 
Looking good!

I started a while back and kind of got caught up with bread baking! it is a whole other world.. there are some good books out there... good luck! Have you read about starters and other yeast modalities? That is some cool stuff! :hungry:
 
I'm doing a multigrain artisan bread this evening, with honey for a different flavor. Going to have to try your recipe, I miss fresh ones!
 
aaaaaaaaa sheeeeeeeeeeeeeet... those look really good, I'm a sucker for really good bread.
 
Have you ever checked out one of Peter Reinhardt's books? One of my coworkers swears by it.
 
Nice pics! I am not much of a bread eater, but I think I might try this just to shoot some nice pictures like these.
 
Are people using cutting boards or marble to roll out their dough? Does it matter?
 
I do it right on the counter. I am not a pro by any means, but I've had no issues.
 
Thanks all for the kind words.
Have you ever checked out one of Peter Reinhardt's books? One of my coworkers swears by it.
Not yet, on the book list, though.
Are people using cutting boards or marble to roll out their dough? Does it matter?
I usually roll pasta, biscuit, pie dough on the granite countertop, but for this I used a cutting board because there was only shaping to be done, and I know the cutting board is the same size as the interior of my oven.
 
I shape on a floured silicone mat. The quest for the perfect baguette becomes an obsession itself! I'm still a novice myself, having been reintroduced to yeast baking courtesy of the recent no-knead craze, but watching professional instructors like Ciril Hitz makes me want to try harder. http://www.youtube.com/user/breadhitz


ETA: Thanks to Ciril, I now own a lame, a real couche, a flip board, and a bunch of other specialized bread stuff! LOL
 
I shape on a floured silicone mat. The quest for the perfect baguette becomes an obsession itself! I'm still a novice myself, having been reintroduced to yeast baking courtesy of the recent no-knead craze, but watching professional instructors like Ciril Hitz makes me want to try harder. http://www.youtube.com/user/breadhitz


ETA: Thanks to Ciril, I now own a lame, a real couche, a flip board, and a bunch of other specialized bread stuff! LOL
I watched Hitz quite a bit yesterday in preparation for this, his videos were very helpful.
 
Are people using cutting boards or marble to roll out their dough? Does it matter?

Cutting board, but it doesn't really matter for bread. For pastry, when you want cold dough, then marble works well. But I've used my cutting board as well for those occasions and the desserts were still quite nice.
 
And the results of my wildcat recipe... It was fantastic! Wish I rembered what I did lol!! :D
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Great job! My handicap is the altitude here, but I made homeade bread on a weekly basis for 4 years before I came here. I do miss living in Germany and their bread.

Mmmmmmm German Bread, Rolls, Pretzels, Kase Stangen :fanning:
 
Mmmmmmm German Bread, Rolls, Pretzels, Kase Stangen :fanning:

I very much miss the broetchen in Germany. If anyone has a suitable recipe for that, I am all ears :D The Bread crust with soft inside was amazing.
 
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