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Gluten Development and Kneading. What, How and the Different Methods.

Overview There are a number of different kneading methods for bread. This article does not explain how to do them. That is best done by...

Fitting Bread Baking into your schedule and Fast Baking Techniques

Bread Dough is incredibly flexible. This article covers some of the ways we can make bread baking fit into our day and ways to bake fast...

Milling or Grinding Grain at Home.

A modern electric Burr Stone Mill. Milling grain at home is not for everyone. The price of a good grain mill is enough to give most of us...

Baking with Heirloom Wheats and Ancient Grains

This article explores the techniques which can be used to get lighter breads from doughs made with Ancient Grains and Heritage Wheats....

Using Dairy Products in Bread Baking

Overview Adding dairy products to bread dough has been done since times immemorial. This article looks at what they do to the dough and...

Natural Leaven (Sourdough Starter) The No Fuss Low Maintenance Fridge Method.

Introduction This is a short no fuss guide to help those who want to try a Natural Leaven without all of unnecessary fiddling about that...