Bread & Pastries/Baking bread

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Expert: - 8/24/2011


Question
i was wondering if there is a substitute for baking a loaf in stonewear with a lid? would placing tin foil over top of glass wear work?

Answer
Hi Kelly:

Baking in stoneware creates a fake oven effect.

It is what some do if they don't have oven stones, etc.

I just had a student of mine bake a loaf, no knead, in a cast iron dutch oven. The results were spectacular.

The tin foil/glass wear will never match that effect.

How about just getting an oven stone for your home oven. The results are nothing less than professional.

Just don't forget to add steam to the equation.

Ralph

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Anything to do with yeasted doughs: First off...Please do not include sensitive material and please do not set your question to "private". Remember...my answers may benefit someone else with the same problem. Breads: sourdough, levain, rye, brioche, laminated doughs, French doughs, straight dough, enriched doughs, danish, etc.

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I grew up in the pastry business in South Philadelphia many years ago. I trained with the best in bread baking artisan style loaves.

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Bread Baker's Guild of America

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Trained with the family in the family business, and award winning bread artisans

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