How to make bread in the oven
Bread is a common food in daily life. Although the making process requires certain skills, as long as you master the key steps, you can easily make delicious bread in a home oven. The following is a detailed bread making guide, combined with hot topics and hot content in the past 10 days, to provide you with a practical reference.
1. Popular topics related to bread making
| hot topics | heat index | main focus |
|---|---|---|
| No-knead bread making method | ★★★★★ | Save time and effort, suitable for novices |
| Healthy low sugar bread | ★★★★☆ | Formula adjustment for people with sugar control |
| Creative shaped bread | ★★★☆☆ | Children’s favorite animals/cartoon shapes |
| Reasons why whole wheat bread failed | ★★★☆☆ | Solve the problem of rough taste |
2. Basic bread making steps
1. Prepare materials
| Material | Dosage (500g standard bread) |
|---|---|
| High gluten flour | 300g |
| Warm water | 180ml (around 35℃) |
| Yeast | 5g |
| sugar | 20g (adjustable) |
| salt | 5g |
| Butter/vegetable oil | 20g |
2. Production process
Step 1: Knead the dough
Dissolve the yeast in warm water, mix with other dry ingredients and knead until the dough is smooth (about 15-20 minutes), then pull it out and form a film.
Step 2: First fermentation
Cover with a damp cloth and ferment at 28°C for 1-1.5 hours until the dough doubles in size. The recently hotly discussed "refrigerated slow fermentation method" (fermentation at 4°C for 12 hours) can enhance the flavor.
Step Three: Plastic Surgery
After deflating, divide the dough and make it according to the recent popular styling trends:
• Swirl shape (flatten with a rolling pin and roll up)
• Braided look (ideal for holiday bread)
• Embedded fillings (the recently popular cheese filling)
Step 4: Final fermentation
Ferment for 40 minutes at 38°C with a humidity of 75%. Recently, netizens shared the "oven fermentation method": put a bowl of hot water into a bowl to create a humid environment.
Step 5: Bake
Preheat the oven to 180°C and bake for 20-25 minutes. Note: Recently, many food bloggers have emphasized the "steam baking method" - spraying water in the oven for the first 5 minutes to create a crispy crust.
3. Solutions to common problems
| Problem phenomenon | Cause analysis | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Bread is too hard | Not enough moisture/overbaked | Increase the water volume by 10% and reduce the baking temperature by 10℃ |
| Fermentation failed | Insufficient yeast activity | Test yeast activity (dissolved in sugar water should bubble) |
| Rough tissue | Insufficient kneading | Extend the kneading time or use a chef's machine |
| The epidermis is too thick | Insufficient oven humidity | Increase steam in the early stages of baking |
4. Advanced skills (recently popular)
1.Polish method: Make the starter in advance (100g flour + 100g water + 1g yeast mixed fermentation) to extend the shelf life of bread.
2.Soup method: Blanch part of the flour with 65℃ hot water to increase the softness of the bread (Japanese milk bread recipe is very popular recently)
3.Flavor upgrade: Try adding recently popular ingredients such as kale powder, bamboo charcoal powder, or Earl Gray tea powder
5. Tool recommendation
| Tool name | Purpose | Recently popular models |
|---|---|---|
| kitchen scale | Accurate weighing | Xiangshan EK3550 |
| fermentation basket | Set fermentation | Yanagi Sori cast iron model |
| oven thermometer | Calibration temperature | Virtue MT8850 |
With the above steps and tips, even a novice baker can make professional-level bread. It is recommended to choose a basic white bread recipe for your first try, and then challenge the internet celebrity style after you become proficient. Remember to add popular tags such as #家baker #handmadebread when sharing your results on social platforms!
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