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Yesterday, I've discovered a fantastic baking recipe from one of my best e-books on baking bread and right away went in to the kitchen and have have begun cooking of the final result. And I did work hard at this one, as usual, spending a good few hours and after I finally opened an nice oven to see what exactly I've cooked only to see something I was not expecting. Boy, was I not happy. Not only I discovered that this thing I prepared did not look anything at all like I've seen on the photo, but it didn't taste nowhere as nice as the recipe said or as I have though I should be taking out either. I think I'd go as far as saying that it was a bread from my nightmare.
Yes, bread baking is definitely not an easy process and sometimes tedious, although it's all part of fun! I love baking, but this time I have failed. The funny thing is that I followed the process from start to finish from that baking recipe I've read and I amsure did do all right. Many dudes never succeed to make the bread they would like for the obvious reason that it is a delicate process and people often get tired and stop normally after just a few failed tries and that is the unfortunate part, because there are hundreds of fantastic baking recipes to choose from and thousands of different ideas taught by thousands of different guys and gals and you are going to get expert at it all arrives with training.
So, what makes you a great baking expert? I'd say knowledge, determination and a lot of effort with practice. Some very basic knowledge can change the bakers experience hugely. E.g. there are methodologies which prevent the bread from gluing to the bread pan can be fixed with some fundamental knowledge and yet will stay extremely troublesome if you do not possess the knowledge. So, believe it or not, carrying baking recipes in your hands is only part of the equation. And, talking about baking recipes, - how sure are you that the recipe you hold gives you the best available way your baking can be performed? You cannot. And that is another issue there are many of cook books that have gazillions of different recipes in them, and not all of them are good.
One of the other critical in my opinion and from my experience parts that are going to improve the the taste of your home made bread is cornmeal. You will prepare your bread a lot better and tastier only by simply adding cornmeal, and here's how it works: while you oil your baking pan, you add the cornmeal to your pan after you slightly oil it as usual. This is going to cause the bread to stick to the cornmeal while baking & that will make your job a whole lot easier when separating your bread after it finished baking. That's it! It's as easy as that, but improves the quality of your home-made bread as well as average baking experience. This technique is widely popular and used amongst some of the best bread-makers and will work with all types of know breads, so try it today and you will not be disappointed!