Lessons > How to Make Bread | Basics
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Lesson Overview
There is something magical about combining the simplest ingredients and kneading them together with your very own hands to create a beautiful, rustic loaf of crusty bread.
No matter what type of bread you choose to make, all yeast breads go through the same main bread making stages.
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Click to expand...Lesson Objectives
At the end of this lesson you'll be able to:
- identify suitable flours for bread making
- understand the role flour plays in bread making
- identify types of yeast for bread making
- understand the role yeast plays in bread making
- understand the roles of water and salt in bread making
- identify the stages of bread making
- make and bake a lean dough
- know how to prepare and mix lean dough using the straight dough method
- knead dough and perform a window pane test
- understand the concept of fermentation
- shape dough into a basic baguette
- understand the concept of proofing
- perform a spring back test
- slash dough and describe why it often is done
- bake bread and test it for doneness
- identify the reasons for cooling bread
- know how to properly store and refresh bread
- identify the necessary tools required for making basic bread
- define épi
- shape an épi
Course Syllabus
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1. | Introduction: How to Make Bread | Basics |
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2. | Complete Your Self Assessment |
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3. | Flour for Basic Bread Making |
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4. | Yeast & Bread Making |
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5. | Water & Salt in Bread Making |
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6. | Basic Bread Making Tools |
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7. | Preparing & Mixing the Dough Stage |
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8. | Kneading & Developing Dough Stage |
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9. | Fermenting Dough Stage |
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10. | Shaping & Proofing Dough Stages |
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11. | Slashing & Baking Dough Stage |
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12. | Cooling & Storing Bread Stage |
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13. | How to Shape an Épi |
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14. | Practice Activities & Recipes |
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15. | Lesson Quiz |
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17 Videos
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15 Tasks
Task 1: Introduction: How to Make Bread | Basics
Task 2: Complete Your Self Assessment
Task 3: Flour for Basic Bread Making
Task 4: Yeast & Bread Making
Task 5: Water & Salt in Bread Making
Task 6: Basic Bread Making Tools
Task 7: Preparing & Mixing the Dough Stage
Task 8: Kneading & Developing Dough Stage
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