I tried my first loaf of bread yesterday! Well, I've made bread before under the tutelage of my dear wife. This experiment was completely on my own. I started with grinding hard white wheat, then making a sponge and combining the sponge with my dough. This was the first time I had ever heard of a sponge. Apparently, this is a fermentation starter to help the bread to rise.
Well, here is a picture of the bread right after it came out of the oven:
Notice the slits I cut were not deep enough so they didn't blossom. I will try cutting them deeper next time.
The texture of the bread itself wasn't bad but I think it was a little on the dense side. The crust was also a little harder to cut through than I expected. The reason for this is likely due to the whole wheat. I need to find some ways to lighten up the whole wheat bread.
Well, here is a picture of the bread right after it came out of the oven:
The texture of the bread itself wasn't bad but I think it was a little on the dense side. The crust was also a little harder to cut through than I expected. The reason for this is likely due to the whole wheat. I need to find some ways to lighten up the whole wheat bread.
Happy baking, men!
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