🍞 The most amazing sandwich bread


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The most amazing sandwich bread

Hey, Baker.

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I've been preparing for a baking class I'm co-teaching in Chimacum Valley this week (more to come next week).

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But before I leave, I have to stock the house with my favorite sandwich bread: my sourdough Pain de Mie.

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If you haven't made this ethereal loaf, it will be your favorite in short order. Make the levain today and you'll have a couple of beautiful loaves for the weekend!

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In this week's newsletter:

  • Recipe: Pain de mie sandwich bread
  • Baking Tip: Keeping dough temperatures stable
  • Links: Panettone at scale, and breads of the world

🍞 Pain de mie

Hands down, my favorite sandwich bread. In fact, I'm slicing a loaf right now for tuna salad sandwiches for lunch. So. Good.

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🍞 In case you missed it: Fluffy milk bread hamburger buns

Are these my best hamburger buns? It might be so. They're impossibly light but still get super sturdy and crispy when you slice in half and grill for a minute or two.

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πŸ’¬ Member Discussion of the Week

You frequently note the importance of temperature throughout the bread-making process. I caught myself doing something that affected temperature and came up with a hack that I believe some of your readers could benefit from. When hand kneading and/or performing stretch & folds (S&F), I noticed the dough's temperature dropping dramatically, to the point where I could feel how cold the dough was. The trouble was that I live in Canada, and it's winter, and I have granite countertops, which are much colder than the ambient room temperature. I found that when I performed my S&Fs on a wooden board, the temperature remained much more stable than when I performed my S&Fs directly on the countertop. This significantly improved the ferment times as well as the strength of the dough.

I see this happen here in the winter when using the slap-and-fold​ kneading technique on the counter. This is a super helpful tip; thanks, Paul!


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Until next week, happy baking!

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Maurizio Leo

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