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To: JRandomFreeper

Put a pan of water underneath in the oven.

It will steam.


96 posted on 02/18/2009 4:11:40 PM PST by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: TASMANIANRED; JRandomFreeper; All

I use a hand sprayer (like the ones you get at the garden center, and some hearth tiles left over from when we put in our wood-stove...

I spray the loaves right before putting them in the oven, then spray the interior of the oven as fast as I can every few minutes after popping them in the oven for the first 10 minutes or so.

Then, after baking, I open the oven door a crack, and let the loaves slowly cool for 5 or 10 minutes in the oven.

Another secret is learning how to make a “biga” the night before, and using less yeast than many recipes call for, and allowing for a longer rise. A lot of yeast and a fast rise makes a less flavorful loaf, in my opinion. I bake bread around my schedule, timing the rise according to whatever I have to do that particular day.


119 posted on 02/18/2009 4:39:18 PM PST by jacquej
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