By far the majority of people are taken aback when they learn I make my own bread. It’s very easy but most people are so disconnected from their food that the idea of making bread is this complex hard to learn science / ritual.
It isn’t. You mix the flour with water and salt. If you want a rise, then add yeast. This won’t get you artisan bread, but it will more times than not give you a bread that is superior to what you can buy. If you get your bread at a local bakery, then it probably won’t be as good, but it will be 90% close enough at 99% of the price. Also on a schedule of your pleasing.
I arrived at this method when I was getting into making pizzas in 2020. The quantities were arrived at thanks to the “no knead dough” episode of the Homemade Pizza Series from Alex (French Guy cooks). It’s a great channel if you’re starting to get serious about exploring what you can do with your kitchen.
I’ve been using this calculator for four years and mostly my technique revolves around neglect and haste. Spoiler: it still tastes amazing which ever way you do it. Anyway, the the old faithful paper bread calculator had reached the end of life…
So I put the new one online - bread.curle.io.
Happy breading.
Cheers,
Jamie.