How to Make Homemade Bread

[gsestewart123]

It sounded like you was eating toast instead of bread

[mvonbon]

I tried to make this bread and it didn't turn out like I had hoped. The crust was great and I love the technique of using my french oven. However, the texture of the bread inside tasted more like a dense, damp sponge. It had a pretty unappetizing texture inside. Did I do something wrong? Do you use bread flour or just all purpose white flour?

[timo101ful1]

i thought it was going to be easy,but it was painful to sit through the whole video clip,but i did and did not remember a frikkin thing,also try to shut down the background muzac there hommy!!!!!

[totally0511]

I keep laughing as i watched this video lol

[Cjpmatt]

Thank u bald man btw im also part of the bald army

[jtropeano]

Awesome tunes in the background of this video. Vai, King Crimson. Nice!

[silentsky319]

Nice, you made that in the microwave!

[plasticbeach915]

I really love this recipe! I have used it a couple of times to great success. I have three loaves rising in the oven as I write this! The only issue I am having is that the bread is a bit hard on the bottom. It isn't too big of a deal, but makes cutting it a little more challenging than I would like, especially if I want to give a loaf away to someone who likely doesn't have a decent bread knife. Any suggestions?

[strokesfan1107]

I wanna give you a high five and watch a puff of flower explode off our hands as we do so

[Roodoc]

very long and more drawn out than it needed to be

[fafa1660]

hey...it does look very tasty....anyway how many degrees u set ur oven?is it okay if i set it to a lower temperature?

[oreocookies32]

That looks so good!

[pucrob]

I make Jim Lahey's version all the time. The difference being you use more yeast (3/4 tsp) and a shorter first rise time (3-5 hrs). You also don't do a rest or second rise. I would appreciate your comment on this. I made a quick loaf last week and forgot to mix the night before so I increased the yeast also, rose about 7 hrs, not 18. Please reply!

[riboflavinjoe]

@pucrob I don't do a second rise. I just do a first rise, and then dump it in the pot. I usually let it rise between 3-8 hours. not sure what other questions you might have... but ask away, I'll reply!

[pucrob]

@riboflavinjoe That was so nice of you to reply to both my posts, thanks!

[pucrob]

@riboflavinjoe Your recipe seems to work. How did you arrive at the times and measurements or just took a shot at it?

[1addiejo]

Helpful, running out to get yeast!

[riboflavinjoe]

@1addiejo good stuff, glad to hear you're into the video.

[pucrob]

Thanks for the recipe. I am fascinated by your kitchen. I've been looking for racks like on your walls as I too have a small kitchen. What kind of racks are they on the wall and where did you purchase them? Thanks in advance!

[riboflavinjoe]

@pucrob I got them at Canadian Tire (Canadian hardware/tools store). They are sort of like a storage rack that you build out of these square grills. you fasten them together as a sort of cube-cage, and then store stuff in them. But instead of assembling it into storage cubes, I just hung them from the wall with hooks, and fastened them together with chain links, sort of. Pretty cheap and straightforward. Hooks to hang pots on, I got from Ikea.

[LiamJPoulton]

That dough mix is far too sticky if you wanted to work with it, it only worked because you kept it in a ball.

[MeiMeix5]

@LiamJPoulton maybe thats why he kept it in a ball?o.O

[riboflavinjoe]

@LiamJPoulton This loaf sure worked well, it was tasty, and came out with a nice crust. Not sure what your point is.

[111annalucia111]

all breads I've ever made either have ingredients I've never heard of or just don't come out good in high altitude. But this never fails! :D I also added 2 tbs high gluten flour for living in the mountains

[riboflavinjoe]

@111annalucia111 excellent. Interesting point about the high gluten flour for in the mountains. Glad you liked the video, and I'm glad you're making the bread. So satisfying to hear people are actually putting my lesson to use. Very interesting. Enjoy your bread!

[blkbimmer0]

maybe its just me but that teaspoon looks alot more like a tablespoon homie

[riboflavinjoe]

@blkbimmer0 whatever. doesn't matter a whole lot.

[JGvisions]

how much money do you save by making your own bread?

[riboflavinjoe]

@JGvisions probably hundreds of dollars in a year.

[broncobob2000]

YEAST FARTS...........I LOVE IT

[riboflavinjoe]

@broncobob2000 gives it such a good flavour. The yeast farts thing, I got from a Vonnegut book, actually, Breakfast of Champions.

[dustysky2000]

The fart comment caught us totally off guard we are cracking up!

[riboflavinjoe]

@dustysky2000 glad you laughed! Did you try the bread?

[specwar2006]

Great video! I'm gonna' try it...Looks awesome! Just a little correction on the process that the yeast goes through. Yeast converts sugar into BOTH CO2 & alcohol. What makes the dough rise is the CO2. (not the alcohol). :-)

Can't wait to give this recipe a try!

[riboflavinjoe]

@specwar2006 yep, several people have left me similar comments. you're 100% right! Did you try the bread? Works well!

[mikeyL67]

Thanks for posting this, I'll definitely give it a go!

[riboflavinjoe]

@mikeyL67 So, did you? how did it turn out?

[CrispyTv1]

to to to to

[minaamq]

i love it how u are introducing a little bit of science concepts in there... even im a physics student and i try to explain even the simplest things from Science's point of view :D

[riboflavinjoe]

@minaamq Good stuff! Did you make the bread?

[minaamq]

@riboflavinjoe

i would surely have tried it weeks ago. but unfortunately im having a hard time finding yeast powder in my city. I will sure make some when I find it. And damn your bread looks too yum.

[minaamq]

"balls of regular yeast r bigger" hahahhaha

[riboflavinjoe]

@minaamq :) glad you like the humour.

[Sunbeards]

Four or 5 hours of rising? You can make bread start to finish in 2 hours max.... thats prep rising and baking... :)

[riboflavinjoe]

@Sunbeards cool. You got a video of that type of bread? My wife makes a good soda bread, which takes about half an hour, and my friend makes a good bannock which takes about 20 minutes.

[iBradSinclair]

Me and my friend are going to double this recipe to make a giant burger

[riboflavinjoe]

@iBradSinclair megaburger

[sophisticatedtw]

You demonstrating baking bread to be so easy! Thanks for sharing-going to try baking it this weekend!

[riboflavinjoe]

@sophisticatedtw Did you make it? how did it turn out? Glad you liked the video.

[breezeaire]

I never would have thought to cover it, looks really good.  Thanks for posting.

[riboflavinjoe]

@breezeaire Glad you liked the video. Did you make the bread?

[SummerJ200]

thankyou for uploading this video just goes to show that you dont need every pot pan, baking tray, and scales going to make some good bread! Im making it this week!

[riboflavinjoe]

@SummerJ200 Exactly! I hate the notion of a "garlic press". Cooking has been made complicated by the cooking tool and cook book industry. We need to realize that food is simple: you work with it, you eat it. If there's anything in your kitchen that serves only one purpose, it's probably not that great a tool.

[talentlover2]

Marvelous presentation and valuable information. Great to know. Your bread looks delicious. Thank you for sharing this information! Sincerely

[riboflavinjoe]

@talentlover2 glad you like it. Did you try it?

[eastbarnet1]

looks pretty crunchy mayeb a bit dense, just knead it

[riboflavinjoe]

@eastbarnet1 there are different approaches to making bread. This is one of mine.

[myronebagalay]

You need a tv show that was spot on. Looks delicious and love the sense of humor.

[riboflavinjoe]

@myronebagalay thanks a lot. nice comment. Did you make the bread?

[jubidzz]

yum! will try that recipe soon, thanks for this :)

[riboflavinjoe]

@jubidzz heyy, cool, glad you liked it. Did you make the bread?

[EmoElmoOnHigh]

And I hear old Incubus in the background. +10 pts.

[riboflavinjoe]

@EmoElmoOnHigh King Crimson.

[EmoElmoOnHigh]

Oh my God haha. You sound like Heifer from Rocko's Modern Life XD

[riboflavinjoe]

@EmoElmoOnHigh uh... cool...?

[EmoElmoOnHigh]

YOU TALK SO LOUD. BUT THANKS FOR THE RECIPE/TUTORIAL :)

[riboflavinjoe]

@EmoElmoOnHigh I AM GLAD YOU LIKED THE RECIPE/TUTORIAL :) I AM SORRY I TALK LOUD. I WILL TRY TO TALK MORE QUIETLY IN THE FUTURE.

[alaanees]

nothing compared to homemade bread

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[riboflavinjoe]

@alaanees aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­h! is right.

[francisGish]

It's the first time i see someone doing bread in the microwave

[icereignblack]

@francisGish I believe it is a toaster oven.

[riboflavinjoe]

@icereignblack It is a convection oven. Google it!

[riboflavinjoe]

@francisGish Convection oven.

[sugsolo]

I've been saying for years that I wanted to learn how to make bread and now I have. Thanks for the tips cause you "can't beat it with a stick:.

[riboflavinjoe]

@sugsolo I'm so pleased to hear this. What a nice comment. Thank you.

[vwgti4]

Wow thank you tried your method with the pot and amazingly it works like a charm everytime... was skeptic at first...used to knead the shit out of it but never got his consistency... thanx

[riboflavinjoe]

@vwgti4 great to hear it! Glad you liked it, and I'm happy to hear you're making this bread now. Keep it up!

[PandasRuleify]

that is the weirdest oven i have ever seen! it looks like a microwave!

[riboflavinjoe]

@PandasRuleify but it's a convection oven.

[PandasRuleify]

@riboflavinjoe oh! lol

[dazmaster22]

if you put a little flour on your hands then the dough wont stick when you knead it.

[riboflavinjoe]

@dazmaster22 Thanks for the tip. It depends on how wet your dough is. I just accept the fact that working with bread dough, my hands will be sticky with dough.

[RighteousBigot4u]

Well it looked pretty good to me, at least you enjoyed eating it. The first loaf of bread that I made was so dense I ended up using it for a door stop. The second was not much better. The third I actually was able to eat. My problem has been getting the dough to rise enough where it's soft and light, not heavy and dense like grandma's banana bread.

[riboflavinjoe]

@RighteousBigot4u this is not exactly a soft and light bread, but I don't aim for it to be a door-stop either. It's supposed to be fairly dense and hearty bread.

[girl112791]

So, if I put it in the oven with the boiled water after preheating it, how long do I leave it? I'm a bit mixed up from your description below the video.

[riboflavinjoe]

@girl112791 leave it to rise for about 3 hours or so.

[girl112791]

@riboflavinjoe Thank you for the reply. I hadn't tried to make bread since I posted this. It didn't come out so well. But I'll try again with this helpful comment.

[phriesen]

so glad i came across this.

id hook you up with free flour if i were a flour manufacturer.

haha. good to see so many people stoked about making bread.

[riboflavinjoe]

@phriesen i'm so pleased to hear this. What a nice comment. Thank you. Glad you like it.

[iwatchedyourvideo101]

can you make one without a crust?

[riboflavinjoe]

@iwatchedyourvideo101 Mobius bread?

[richgar319]

Wow great video, very thorough... nice...

[riboflavinjoe]

@richgar319 Excellent. Did you make the bread?

[Creenuk]

Awesome vid joe..., your little oven is so adorable!

[riboflavinjoe]

@Creenuk Haha. Glad you like it, Creenuk!

[nexus6ix]

cant beater widda stick by!

[riboflavinjoe]

@nexus6ix Ah deednt keel ennybuddy sir.

[cydneylola123]

never seen bread made this way but it looks fab..going to make it same way as you have done it..will let you know how mine turns out...

[riboflavinjoe]

@cydneylola123 so... how did it turn out?

[govecomm]

omg no idea

[riboflavinjoe]

@govecomm OMG no idea what you mean.

[astarothification]

I make bread almost every day now because my family eats it so fast.

[riboflavinjoe]

@astarothification what a nice comment. Thank you! Glad you enjoy it.

[Bubs105]

ure oven is weird

[riboflavinjoe]

@Bubs105 It's a convection oven. Google it! 

[beckybingo]

I HAVE DRY ACTIVE YEAST AND HAD TO ACTIVATE IT WITH WATER HOW MUCH DO I NEED TO PUT IT MY YEAST MASKES 150GRAM PLZ MESSAGE BK

[riboflavinjoe]

@beckybingo oh, I'd say activate about a teaspoon of yeast. IS THAT ANSWER GOOD?

[techsandiaz]

swEET, this recipe rocks!! can't beat it with a stick : )

[riboflavinjoe]

@techsandiaz I have tried to beat it with a stick, and I simply cannot.

[uzimonkey]

King Crimson + fresh bread = ?

[riboflavinjoe]

@uzimonkey heaven.

[TurdFerguson98]

"If you could smell this bread friend, what a smell the bread would tell". Hahaha, that's a hell of a quote

[riboflavinjoe]

@TurdFerguson98 Ha, glad you liked it. It's a reference to Gordon Lightfoot.

[GirlPoppet]

Thanks for the cooking tips for making bread, youre so funny! :)

[riboflavinjoe]

@GirlPoppet Glad you like it!

[firemage10101]

That shit was crunchy... or is that just the crust?

[riboflavinjoe]

@firemage10101 the crust is really crunchy.

[once2ice]

CAN I USE BARLEY AND OAT FLOUR FOR THIS BREAD?

PLZ REPLAY AS SOON AS YOU CAN THANX

[riboflavinjoe]

@once2ice Sorry it took me so long to reply. I would not use barley and oat flour alone. You might want to try mixing your barley and oat flour with standard white flour, try fifty-fifty first, then adjust from there.

[Wolffang1996Hyano]

my big bro worked in a pizza place once.if or whn he gets home i'm making him help me make this XD

[riboflavinjoe]

@Wolffang1996Hyano good stuff. You should make this a few times, then show him how it's done! :)

[chezz1a]

Excellent and WOW! Breads at the supermarket are ridiculously expensive (the good ones).

[riboflavinjoe]

@chezz1a Good eh? Glad you liked the video and the bread

[xXRazorfistXx]

Lol, too crunchy. 

[riboflavinjoe]

@xXRazorfistXx my favorite part of it is that it's so crunchy. 

[ClonedFromPigShit]

Hmmm, not even sure how i ended up here, great video, in fact you just made me realize that @ $1.75 a loaf it is probably the cheapest product (as far as the fucking around/time/$ ratio) in the whole universe.

[riboflavinjoe]

@ClonedFromPigShit Yeah, good stuff when you can save so much money. I buy bulk flour from a restaurant supply store (10 kilos/22 lbs at a time) which means when I make bread, it costs around 50 cents a loaf, compared to 3.50 at the grocery store. that alone is enough to convince me!

[atlast23]

Nice!  Will give that a try. Thanks.

[riboflavinjoe]

@atlast23 Did you try it?

[pballfan]

sloppy

[riboflavinjoe]

@pballfan just the way I like it!

[Jayman03021]

Jus make the bread u talk to much

[riboflavinjoe]

@Jayman03021 haha

[DrugDependant]

Thanks buddy, great video

[riboflavinjoe]

@DrugDependant Glad you liked it. did you make it?

[WetKwi]

It seems to me like "how to bake a bread with a scientist" :D

great vid I'm gonna make a bread now :)

[riboflavinjoe]

@WetKwi Glad you enjoyed it. how did your bread turn out?

[qwerty123123ify]

I followed your video, made great bread.

[riboflavinjoe]

@qwerty123123ify Glad to hear it.

[xicezonex]

shit alcohol? be professional....

[qwerty123123ify]

@xicezonex shit comment, take a joke

[riboflavinjoe]

@xicezonex Pay me to be professional and I will be.

[cobybcdude]

CANADIANS MAKING BREAD

[MyKrystalStar]

i like how he explains every step carefully

[Gx1219]

CANT BEAT IT WITH A. STICK

[Gx1219]

For a second there i thought that oven was a micro wave

[riboflavinjoe]

@Gx1219 It's a convection oven. works well.

[VSL123]

You didn't knead the dough at all.... I thought kneading made it more elastic and less crumby?

[riboflavinjoe]

@VSL123 Don't know why, just do it, give it a try, and you tell me what you think.

[khasab]

@riboflavinjoe also the hot pot business...you don't want a crust to form right away as it's the crust that stops the bread expanding.

[riboflavinjoe]

@VSL123 This one, not kneaded, is pretty hearty bread.

[riboflavinjoe]

@Mrwilwak Do not use self-rising flour for this recipe. Self rising flour contains baking powder, which is a different leavening agent than yeast. Use plain white flour, all purpose or bread flour, or a combination of white and whole wheat. Do not use cake flour or self-rising flour.

[khasab]

@riboflavinjoe no the yeast produces alcohol and CO2. it's the co2 that makes it rise. the alcohol evaporates in baking. But it would look a lot better and have risen better if you had kneaded it. All that oven water stuff is unecessary.

[angelica29ish1]

just make the bread u talk too much

[riboflavinjoe]

@angelica29ish1 Just watch another video, you complain too much.

[neeraj2608]

@riboflavinjoe lol nice comeback. i enjoyed your vid and recipe. many thanks.

[snakeinapple]

thank you and God bless you

[mrsmagandelatour]

What flour did u use I love king author do u use that

[cpadamo]

QUESTION: my bread is too dense...how do I make it more light and fluffy? I get bread at an italian bakery and the inside is almost like cotton...any tips?

[WildyJohn]

@cpadamo Maybe you're overhandling it? If you kneed it aftr you'v let it rise, you can potentially push out all the air bubbles that formed during the rising process, making the bread denser than refered. Just a guess

[0987654321libra]

Very, very nice, looks delicious. Couple of questions though.......1. Will this method work using wholemeal or other whole flours?.....2. Would using a sour-dough-starter instead of yeast powder work too? Thanks for the vry informative videos.............Incidentall­y, I enjoy listening to the interaction between you and your wife, you make a great team.

[riboflavinjoe]

@0987654321libra Glad you're interested. 1. It will, but I like to use half Whole Wheat, half White flour, otherwise it's too dense. Give it a try, see what you feel. 2. I haven't tried it, but I say give it a try! I'll pass on the message to my wife, she'll like that comment. All the best.

[mariana1982]

could I substitute the bread flour for tapioca starch for a gluten-free, vegan bread? If starch isn't strong enough, would putting in flax seed oil (in place of eggs) be a good idea?

Thanks!

[riboflavinjoe]

@mariana1982 It is important to note that the bread I present in this recipe is vegan. Vegan means that no animal products are used. The ingredients of this bread are 100% animal product free: flour, water, yeast, salt. Please do not confuse gluten-free with vegan. Gluten is a protein in wheat. If you want gluten free bread, you will need to use other starches such as sorghum flour, potato and tapioca starch and thickeners such as xanthan gum. Google search a recipe, I never made it.

[mariana1982]

@riboflavinjoe

Hi, thank you for your response. I understand the difference between vegan and gluten-free, and that this bread is already vegan. I also know that tapioca starch is gluten free. What I was unsure about is whether using this type of starch would necessitate the use of eggs, since most gluten-free breads on Google searches call for eggs. Homemade flax seed oil resembles egg white, so I thought using it might be an OK vegan alternative. I think I'll experiment.

[riboflavinjoe]

@mariana1982 Okay, cool. I think the properties of egg white and flax oil are quite different, since egg white is pretty well 100% protein (and water), while flax oil is 100% fat. Not sure what you would use instead. I found through a google search a blog by "gluten free goddess" that might be interesting for you. all the best.

[Awsomousness]

Thank you for this recipe... sounds amazingly simple :)

Can I use wholemeal flour instead of plain flour for a healthier bread for everyday?

[riboflavinjoe]

@Awsomousness I like to use half whole wheat, half white. I find 100% WW is too dense. Up to you!

[Awsomousness]

@riboflavinjoe Thank you for your quick reply, also, what does the big hot pot do? can't the bread just be placed on a baking stone?

[riboflavinjoe]

@Awsomousness you can use a baking stone, but perhaps bake it at a slightly lower temperature. It will dry out a bit compared to in the pot, since the pot keeps the steam in for a part of the baking time.

[Awsomousness]

@riboflavinjoe THANK you!! :D

I'm off baking...homework can wait

[MrDeverly1]

yeast farts haha love it

[riboflavinjoe]

@MrDeverly1 I LAUGH!

[astarothification]

Thank you for this tutorial. Made my own loaf and it was perfect.

You should make more cooking vids.

[riboflavinjoe]

@astarothification Thank you.