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Whole Grain Breads

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Decided to spend some time studying Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads.  An interesting read as he details his experiences over time with different breads throughout his life and how his interactions with people, customs and attitudes influenced his evolution in bread baking.  His goal was to ultimately create a whole grain bread that actually tasted good.  After a lot of trial and error and with the help of minions of amateur recipe testers, he wrote this book, which is pretty much a sequel to The Bread Baker's Apprentice.

Baguette - pan versus baking stone

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Hi - Would it be better to proof and bake the baguette in the baguette pan or is it better (or tastier even....i wouldnt know why) to bake it on a baking stone and use another tray on a different oven rack to simulate steam (with ice cubes)?

Parchment paper

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Hi - 
Sorry for the storm of questions :D  As i continue to ask another.....
Has anyone encountered any taste differences in bread baking while using parchment paper?  
 
Cheers

Bubbly crust

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Hi - 
Sometimes when I go to the bakery to buy bread I notice that the artisan loaves have a nice "bubbly" crust.  Many mini bubble on the outside of the bread.  I can't seem to get this effect 100% with my oven.  Does it have something to do with steam injection?
 
Thanks!
Milan

Lavash

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My lavash came out excellent. I used sesame, poppy, and some fennel seed. WOW can you taste the fennel seed. I used something stupidly small, like 10g. When fennel seed gets toasted though, it really lets out its flavor. I also put some of my homegrown dehydrated parsley for color and a little extra flavor. In my countertop convection oven, it took a little bit longer than 10 minutes. I switch the racks, and I also flipped the breads. One side of each was beautifully brown, the other was okay.

Gluten-free bread recipes?

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A close friend and now a family member are both gluten intolerant as they recently found out. They love my bread, and are understandably pretty upset that they can no longer eat it. All the gluten-free bread that I've ever tried is pretty lousy. I want to try make them a good loaf. Anyone have any ideas? I haven't really checked out recipes yet, because I didn't want them attached to reviews I'd rather have people I trust.

Converting volume to weight and other questions

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The recipe in question is here

Baguette w/poolish

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What is a poolish or poolish?

Modernist cuisine baking steel

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http://modernistcuisine.com/baking-steel/

 Anyone see this? Looks interesting. Expensive though.

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