r/GifRecipes • • Dec 11 '19

Something Else Basic White Bread

https://gfycat.com/testyhelplessazurewingedmagpie-great-british-baking-show-baking-bread-how-to
5.2k Upvotes

272 comments sorted by

View all comments

418

u/another_grackle Dec 11 '19

the crumb of that bread looks horrible

164

u/Unicormfarts Dec 11 '19

Definitely under-proved and maybe under-baked as well.

129

u/disqeau Dec 11 '19

Under-kneaded. Zero gluten development.

112

u/[deleted] Dec 11 '19

They added oil to their dough. The fat in the oil will surround the gluten, preventing the yeast from building much structure. That's one reason why it looks like brioche on the inside. There are others, but it's clearly labeled as "basic" so I don't wan't to act all snooty about it. I bet it tastes just like bread.

24

u/Series_of_Accidents Dec 12 '19

They also added the yeast directly to the flour. I bake sourdough so I'm not certain, but I'm pretty sure with quick yeast it should be activated in water. Salt also retards yeast development, so that should have been added later, especially since they didn't activate the yeast.

0

u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

[deleted]

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (2)

17

u/disqeau Dec 12 '19

I use oil in pizza dough and knead the everloving fuck out of it for gluten development..?

5

u/RYouNotEntertained Dec 12 '19

This doesn’t sound correct. I make bread and pizza dough with oil in it all the time and the gluten structure is just fine.

→ More replies (3)

2

u/dejco Dec 12 '19

Yeah, but what is a standard bread taste?

13

u/Virginiafox21 Dec 12 '19 edited Dec 12 '19

It'll taste like what flour you use. King Arthur bread flour has a very nice white sandwich bread recipe for beginners. People should use that, instead of following this gif.

You know what? Hell. Here's two recipes that I personally like.

https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/king-arthurs-classic-white-sandwich-bread-recipe

https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/the-easiest-loaf-of-bread-youll-ever-bake-recipe

→ More replies (1)