Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day

Book Author：by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois. Recipe:(a)1 1/2 tablespoons yeast.(b)1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
.(c)6 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour, more for dusting dough.(d)Cornmeal.

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[harleyxxfabco]

Why is my bread crust turning out a sickly looking white? It is not browning at all.

I followed the recipe...what am I doing wrong?

[lulugoh]

Every oven has a different temperature, even same brand same model. Professional Pastry chef also need to try few times to get the right temperature for each kind of pastry. After I bought an oven thermometer, I found out that my oven has a different temperature upto 60 degree compare with the oven indicator! So don't give up and try and try!

[TheShizzire]

Too much salt. Would it ruin the recipe if I used less? Like 1.5 tsp instead of 1.5 tbs?

[lulugoh]

They are using "kosher salt", I google it and found out that kosher salt is no salt as sea salt, so my first time job also ruin because its turn out too salty! So just cut down the salt as usual taste will do, I just put half teaspoon only (just like dishes i cook), and DON'T PUT the salt together with yeast, yeast will DIE if they touch the salt! Yeast like sugar and will rise very high if put together with sugar but not salt.

[2groomers]

What temperature do you bake the bread at? and for how long?

[lulugoh]

Sorry for the late reply, I think i use around 180 celsius and bake around 30 mins.

[breaddheadd]

as a self proclaimed breaddheadd, i highly recomend this book,i give it "five loaves"

[Stewart Yu]

That took longer than 5 minutes.

[Jack Diddly]

Maybe your oven isn't hot enough?? Tip: once the oven is really hot throw in a little water to create a humid environment. Make for perfect crunchy bread every time :)

[suesinspain21]

Can you tell me how much flour in grammes. Also how much fresh yeast in grammes.

[Ami Sen]

Can I use this dough to make ciabatta ?

[720sjb]

My bread had NO taste and was too dense! Don't know what I am doing wrong. I made sure not to add the salt and yeast together...

[NumaticVacuum]

Don't mix the salt and yeast together, you will kill it!!

[Adol666]

No It doesnt matter. I used regular sea salt but I do use Unbleached unbrominated flour. Why the hell would you want flour thats been through nasty chemical processes? Get Unbleached Unbrominated bread flour to make the best bread. Dont skimp on the flour. It the backbone of great bread

[SardonyxDeath]

does it have to be unbleached and kosher salt?