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Seriously BADASS Bread 101

Hi, this recipe has been amazing for me – It is one of my first creations and it works every time, it makes seriously BADASS bread.

There are a ton of techniques in this recipe which I will gladly give you more info on – sign up on the left of the page..

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Starter (also known as a poolish, Pre ferment or sponge)
150 grams strong white bread flour
150 grams water
3 grams instant yeast

Mix together and allow to ferment. DO this at least the night before you want to bake this bread – otherwise don’t bother – This is an amazing way to improve your bread making.

Bread – make 2 400g loaves
150 grams of the starter made above
350 grams strong white bread flour
50 grams whole wheat flour
250g water
8 grams salt
3 grams instant yeast
Half a teaspoon brown sugar

Mix it all together in a bowl
Knead (use any methid you are comfortable with) it until it starts to come alive and feels springy Form into a ball and place into floured bowel covered in plastic leave to double in size in a draft free warm place(1 hour) Remove from bowl and fold into a ball again and leave to rise until double again ( 1 hour)

Take out and weigh and divide into 2 equal pieces

Shape into loaves or simply 2 rounds.

Leave loaves to rise – double in size (1 hour min)

Heat oven to 250 degrees
Just before adding loading score them with a sharp knife/ scissors/ razor blade When hot add the loaves an spray oven with water – if you don’t have a spray bottle leave a tray of water or ice blocks on oven to create steam, After 3 minutes spray the oven again Turn heat down slightly to 220 or so and bake until brown and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped underneath. Approximately 20 – 25 mins.
Leave to cool
Slice and enjoy

Times will vary depending how hot or cold the room is – if you want to speed fermentation up use warm water not cold – no more than 35 degs celcius or the yeast will die.

Flours vary so you may need a little more water than I have stipulated

Enjoy!
Tiny

Da Vinci ‘Best Damn Badass Bread in the World!

What the Hell is Badass Bread and why should I care?

FoldingYou want to make Badass Bread don’t you?  If you want to stick to boring, junk, machine made plain old bread then don’t bother reading this – it’s not for you.

My goal is to make sure that you start making the best Badass Bread around and impress the hell out of your friends and family.

I bake Badass Bread every week, hell I have even been known to supply Deli’s and market vendors with bread to keep my eye in.  I love Bread and make it whenever I can. I don’t just bake bread I craft it, I do everything by hand and  it is the most awesome feeling to take four basic ingredients (Flour, Water, Yeast and Salt) and create a loaf of bread – which if done right becomes the heart of the meal not a sideshow.

I love working with people and seeing how they embrace bread making so I have decided to share my knowledge and my love of Baking with you, so stick around read my posts and most importantly follow my instructions and get baking. Baking is both science and artistic – most people are scared off by this, follow me and I will show you how to produce amazing Badass Bread consistently and easily (Full disclosure – if you do it right it will involve a bit of thumping, bumping and sweating but that’s all part of the ride). If you have any questions or just want to chat leave a comment below and I will get back to you asap. Also if you want to receive free training videos – leave me your name and email (don’t worry I hate spammers and will never give out your details.)

Now the boring stuff: My name is Tiny, I live and work in London. I spend my days dreaming up new bread recipes while building data warehouses. I am guilty of brewing beer, making wine, spending ages in the kitchen, scuba diving, hiking, motor boating, playing rugby and generally having fun. I love travelling and cooking and baking with local ingredients to make seriously good food and Badass Bread.

So join up and get Baking Badass Bread – life is too short to eat Shite bread!!!

Cheers

Tiny

It's Genius“Badass Bread is pure Genius”