/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>11118147
no sourdough? it seems dry as dust.
also it looks like it's impossible to cut with a knife without crumbling it into pieces. you even tried to hide that on the pic. I bet it turns into debris when you try to spread butter on it.

>>11118185
>Sourdough
No just normal bread made with regular yeast

>>11118147
You cut it too soon mate, let it rest longer.

>>11118231
Left it around 10 mins ish but it looked great and I wanted to eat it warm

>>11118147
Looks good for a simple sandwich bread. Nice crust. I make one similar sometimes.

>>11118147
What's your hydration%?

>>11118369
60% (300ml of water to 500g of flour)

>>11118260
now that one looks actually really good.

>>11118147
5/10 looks really dense

>>11118484
>density is bad
your sandwiches must suck. Holes are nice, but not when you need structural support. If it tastes good, you did good, op

>>11118434
Should be similar to OP's since that loaf hydration is @ 60% like his. He may have used a loaf pan whereas I used a preheated cast iron griddle with a cup of boiling water in the oven which could make a difference.

anyone got a recipe for really airy Italian bread. I tried one online and it was basically a brick.

Bread thread? I made some little breads today.

>>11118699
Damn anon would eat

>>11118147
Crumb looks okay, but the crust is unremarkable. You want to make good bread at home. Buy Tartine or Flour Water Salt Yeast.

Both teach you how to make artisan bread at home in a dutch oven (since most home ovens don't have steamers to properly make bread)

>>11118147
>>11118976
Forgot to add, go to reddit.com/r/breadit for more info. Check the wiki. I know it's faux pas to mention that site, but it's a good resource with knowledgeable home bakers

How can I get a good crust on top? I can get a good crust on the bottom, obviously from the pan or dutch oven or whatever I might be using, but the tops don't always come out right. I've tried egg wash, water spritz, honey and oil, and so on. They all never seem to work. Egg wash probably works best, but it doesn't make a crust like I like, it makes that kind of flaky crusty crust which isn't what I'm looking for. Yaknow?

I'm more looking for that hard crust the bottom gets while keeping the inside nice and soft and all that.

>>11118185
>i like sourdough

>>11119363
>stop liking what I don't like

>>11119363
Ehh?

>>11118699
Based!

I like the smiley face in the bread

>>11119366
fight for what u like

>>11118147
Never made bread before and I can't really cook but that looks good as heck.

Would make a really nice sammy/10

>>11119363
>I like (insert totally innocuous thing)
>REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE