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Advanced Bread Lessons

If you're a seasoned bread baker that has a good grasp on bread baking but are looking for ideas and insights that might take your bread to the highest level this is the place for you.

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Bread Blisters
Bread FAQ Part 3: Crust
Bread FAQ Part 2: What's your hydration?
Bread FAQ Part 2: What's your hydration?

Hydration, or how much water a baker uses to a given amount of flour when making dough, always seems to be a hot topic in the bread world. The trend over the last few years seems to be to push hydration levels to the max possible. Why is this?

Bread FAQ Part 1: How to Get an Open Crumb
Bread FAQ Part 1: How to Get an Open Crumb

Want a more open crumb in your bread? Well here's how to get it.

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Beginner Bread Lessons

If you've never baked a loaf of bread in your life or all your pasts attempts have come out resembling something closer to a brick than bread don't worry! We got you! I recommend starting with lesson 1: Your First Loaf and going from there.

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Make Flour at Home
Make Flour at Home

Learn to make fresh milled flour at home using nothing but a coffee grinder.

Baking Bread with Whole Wheat Flour
Baking Bread with Whole Wheat Flour

Ready to go beyond white bread? Learn about the baking properties of whole wheat flour and how to successfully use it in your doughs.

Lesson 1: Your First Loaf
Lesson 1: Your First Loaf

Ready to bake your first loaf of bread? In this lesson you will learn to bake the right way starting with a white sandwich bread.

The Tools of Bread Making
The Tools of Bread Making

Learn about the tools you will need to start baking at home.

 

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Oat Porridge Bread from Tartine Book 3
Oat Porridge Bread from Tartine Book 3
Millet, Sunflower, Flax, Amaranth and Sesame Naturally Leavened Sandwich Bread.
Millet, Sunflower, Flax, Amaranth and Sesame Naturally Leavened Sandwich Bread.
Lazy 80% Detmolder Rye
Lazy 80% Detmolder Rye
Chad Robertson's Rugbrøt
Chad Robertson's Rugbrøt
San Francisco Sourdough
San Francisco Sourdough
Sourdough Pan de Mie
Sourdough Pan de Mie
Sprouted Vollkornbrot With Seeds
Sprouted Vollkornbrot With Seeds

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Today is my last day as head baker of Jane the Bakery. It’s a bittersweet and surreal feeling to be moving on from something that I’ve put so much hard work and energy into but I’m so incredibly proud of all that the Jane team has a
Some bread from today. @janethebakery
Bagels at home. #bagels
Jane x Verjus grain based dinner this coming Monday 3/9. Get your tickets on Resy. Hope to see you there!
Apple Miche for special order. @estavro @drrussell9 #miche #apple
Naturally leavened baguettes. @janethebakery #baguettes #bread #naturallyleavened
Maple-buttermilk glazed challah spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, ginger and white pepper. Today only @janethebakery #challah #holidays #holidaybaking
Scenes from panettone production 2019. @janethebakery #panettone
50g. Chocolate, black sesame, epi baguettes for the @dandelionchocolate 12 Nights event. The Dandelion Kokoa Kamili chocolate really gave these a subtle, complex and fruity flavor. Thanks @dandelionchocolate for putting on a great event! #chocolate #
Scenes from a great Thanksgiving week here @janethebakery. Thanks to the great team of bakers we have here that make it all possible! @nicholis_baked @jamieleez @estavro @javi.j.flores @drrussell9 @lepainseleve @gcasta12 @moesuggah
Croissants from viennoiserie class I taught last week @sfcooking. Some talented croissant shapers in that class! #viennoiserie #croissants #baking #bakingclass #croissantclass #viennoiserieclass #sfcooking
Our purple/black corn sourdough. Purple/black cornmeal/flour with smoked chili flake. @janethebakery #janethebakery #sourdough #purplecorn #blackcorn #bread #purple