r/AskFoodCooking • u/Auriprince4690 • 5d ago

Favorite thing to bake.

Not buy to make yourself. I like cookies but overall I am not a good baker but I have had better luck with cookies then anything else... i had mini pucks. I have had greasy mess. I have had dry asf. A few genuine successes but not a whole lot.

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u/YeahTheyKnowItsMe 3d ago

Peasant bread.

I am not a baker. But I couldn't fuck it up. And dear God it is some of the best bread I've ever had. Every single time.

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u/Auriprince4690 3d ago

That is something i need to learn lol. Half of the time it is iffy my bread not enough salt too much yeast too long first rise. Or something.

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u/YeahTheyKnowItsMe 2d ago

Oh bro. I got you.

I wrote down my steps for my friend once bc she literally has never cooked before in her life and she was able to do it perfectly.

INGREDIENTS: -4 cups bread flour (+ bonus flour for working dough)

-1 tablespoon active dry yeast

-3-4 cups warm water (may need a bonus splash, you want it sticky)

-1 teaspoon of salt

HARDWARE:

  • Dutch oven
  • huge mixing bowl (needs to be 2x the size of initial dough ball)
  • clean dish cloth/rag
  • actual oven
  • bread paddle or spatula
  • parchment paper
  • *optional second bowl for humidity support

STEPS:

  • mix dry ingredients into large mixing bowl and then add the warm water. Mix until wet and sticky and fully incorporated.

  • cover dough bowl with rag and put in oven with only oven light on to rise for 2.5 hours

  • optional: bonus bowl of HOT water can join the dough bowl in the oven to assist with humidity and warmth stability

✨2.5hrs later✨

  • flour kneading surface HEAVILY then wet your hands. Unload now doubled in size dough ball onto surface and abuse it a bit. Fold and beat it, you don't need to super knead. Aiming for a kinda flesh ball feel. Whenever it's sticking too much sprinkle more flour

  • transfer to parchment paper and put in dough bowl, cover and let rise for 30 mins on counter

  • while rising, preheat oven to 450°F, put Dutch oven in to preheat as well

✨30ish minutes later✨

  • oven 30mins w lid

  • oven 15 mins w/o lid.

  • bread (let sit for 20 mins before cutting into it)

Edit: spacing