Breadmaking lessons on youtube (baking, cooking, pizza, dough)
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I have read a bunch of books, watched a bunch of cooking shows, made my share of mistakes with breads and pizza, and considered myself beginning semi-competent until a few days ago. I am now back in youtube grade school and in shock at how much I didn't know and and how much misinformation is out there.
There is a Brit youtube channel and associated website called "The Chain Baker." The baker is someone I would probably dislike in real life, but I have rarely seen a better teacher more devoted to the subject. When explaining basics, he not only talks the talk but creates empirical experiments that prove his point.
Some of those experiments are eye opening, to say the least. He commonly mixes yeast, salt, and water, and then adds flour. When challenged about the salt killing the yeast he proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that in the quantities used it does no such thing.
My wife collected a bunch of breadmaking books, but was always experimenting and trying to tweak recipes. I think after watching this guy she would have thrown out most of those books as rubbish. I am enjoying tossing out my own preconceptions, even as I recognize that the science of baking is a lot harder than craft recipes would have us think.
I'll leave it to you to do the search on youtube. I have no connection with the guy other than being slightly awestruck.
I have read a bunch of books, watched a bunch of cooking shows, made my share of mistakes with breads and pizza, and considered myself beginning semi-competent until a few days ago. I am now back in youtube grade school and in shock at how much I didn't know and and how much misinformation is out there.
There is a Brit youtube channel and associated website called "The Chain Baker." The baker is someone I would probably dislike in real life, but I have rarely seen a better teacher more devoted to the subject. When explaining basics, he not only talks the talk but creates empirical experiments that prove his point.
Some of those experiments are eye opening, to say the least. He commonly mixes yeast, salt, and water, and then adds flour. When challenged about the salt killing the yeast he proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that in the quantities used it does no such thing.
My wife collected a bunch of breadmaking books, but was always experimenting and trying to tweak recipes. I think after watching this guy she would have thrown out most of those books as rubbish. I am enjoying tossing out my own preconceptions, even as I recognize that the science of baking is a lot harder than craft recipes would have us think.
I'll leave it to you to do the search on youtube. I have no connection with the guy other than being slightly awestruck.
I haven’t seriously watched Youtube breadmaking. I started trying to make sourdough about 7 years ago and tried lots of methods I read about. Most of my loaves were tasty bricks. I finally found a recipe for Vermont sour dough and its pretty reliable. Since it seems to always give a good result I stick with it. I do ocasionally bake focaccia with yeast and it is the easiest bread for me, it always works.
I haven’t seriously watched Youtube breadmaking. I started trying to make sourdough about 7 years ago and tried lots of methods I read about. Most of my loaves were tasty bricks. I finally found a recipe for Vermont sour dough and its pretty reliable. Since it seems to always give a good result I stick with it. I do ocasionally bake focaccia with yeast and it is the easiest bread for me, it always works.
Regrettably, the sourdough cultures I've tried do not agree with my system. Even store-bought sourdough bread or rolls are a problem. I am sensitive to yeasts and molds, and feel fortunate that I can at least use commercial yeast.
Regrettably, the sourdough cultures I've tried do not agree with my system. Even store-bought sourdough bread or rolls are a problem. I am sensitive to yeasts and molds, and feel fortunate that I can at least use commercial yeast.
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