Any Home Bakers Here?

[Artichoke Lover]

I just set my first eggs today. I’m a horrible worrywort and a stress eater so expect a lot of stress baking between now and the end of April

 

[pennyJo1960]

OK, I need some help. Me and my mom tried making bread together, and this happens every time. We are obviously doing something wrong. It’s splits in the oven.

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Granted, I got a good rise in the oven. However, it just looks ugly. I don’t want it to look this way, I want it to look better!

What the heck happened, and how do I prevent it from happening again?

Here’s the recipe I followed.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/6788/amish-white-bread/

We rolled the bread into loaves, shut the seam, put it seam side down in a sprayed loaf pan, made sure it was nice and smooth, and we have no idea what the problem is.

This is getting VERY frustrating. Why can’t I make it look nice? It makes me SO ANGRY!

Curious why you had seams .. Never had seams when I make bread that really is not very different than what I bake

 

[BigBlueHen53]

OK, I need some help. Me and my mom tried making bread together, and this happens every time. We are obviously doing something wrong. It’s splits in the oven.

View attachment 2592751

Granted, I got a good rise in the oven. However, it just looks ugly. I don’t want it to look this way, I want it to look better!

What the heck happened, and how do I prevent it from happening again?

Here’s the recipe I followed.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/6788/amish-white-bread/

We rolled the bread into loaves, shut the seam, put it seam side down in a sprayed loaf pan, made sure it was nice and smooth, and we have no idea what the problem is.

This is getting VERY frustrating. Why can’t I make it look nice? It makes me SO ANGRY!

Go to thebreadguide.com/bursting. Good luck!

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning folks

Jared does this work for you? https://www.seasonsandsuppers.ca/seeded-multigrain-sandwich-bread/

 

[N F C]

Good morning folks

Jared does this work for you? https://www.seasonsandsuppers.ca/seeded-multigrain-sandwich-bread/

That looks really good!

 

[Aria]

Nice out, but windy. The daffodils are going crazy now. I'm not a big yellow flower fan, but I do LOVE daffodils.

I really need to make some more bread. And peanut butter. Not gonna happen today, and probably not tomorrow either.

Same here....want to bake...no energy. Must WAIT. It has been a Long upset for me ...difficult to get back to what may be normal. Aria

 

[Aria]

I don't make that type of bread (DH doesn't care for it), but couldn't you make it by hand without a bread machine?

I do not have a bread machine...and I will use this recipe and bake it how I bake. Aria

 

[N F C]

I had a bread machine years ago and didn't care for it. I like making bread by hand, keeping it simple is more fun for me.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Bakers, good morning one and all!

Have a great day!

 

[wyoDreamer]

@jnicholes
Yes to the advice to use the recipe you want to try , but just do it by hand. It will be a bit of work to kneed it enough, but a young guy like you will have no problem. I like the bread machine recipes because they are usually single loaves and there are only 2 of us to eat it.

When my loaves do that, it is because dough is too dry and and the outside dries out before baking. Make sure it has risen enough before baking. Also, you didn't slash the top right before putting it in the oven - use 3 or 4 shallow slashes on a diagonal on the top of the loaf before you place it in the oven.