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Baker's Classroom

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In our Baker’s Classroom we share what we’ve learned. Our goal is to offer not only baking tools, but also learning resources, to our broad community of bakers. We’ll tell you about things we’ve tried — many that have worked, and some that haven’t. Explore Baking Techniques, the Ingredient Directory and our Baker’s Glossary.

Baking Techniques

We receive a lot of questions about how to bakie better bread! Follow along with our step-by-step instructions and videos, and learn along with expert bakers Jim Challenger and James Beard Award winner Greg Wade.
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Maintaining a Sourdough Starter 
When Is My Starter Ready to Feed?
Batard Scoring
Spotting Scoring Mistakes
Bread Stenciling
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Ingredient Directory

As a daily baker, Jim Challenger is constantly discovering and evaluating new ingredients to bring to his bread. The Ingredient Directory is our place for learning about all the elements that we can bring to our collective baking.

And what is the difference between a hard white spring wheat and a hard red spring wheat anyway?

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?

EXPLORE INGREDIENTS

Amaranth is a gluten-free grain that stays crunchy even after cooking with it. If you do cook amaranth in water and it gets goopy, just rinse it off. Amaranth is often cooked into a porridge or sprouted before adding it to dough.
This is one of the varieties of wheat that’s known as an Ancient Grain. It is the trademarked variety of Khorasan.
It has a very golden whiteness that brings unique flavor varieties to cakes.
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Baker’s Glossary

Bakers lay claim to a lot of good words: Banneton, Biga, Blowout, Boulot, Brotform. And these are just a few. Here’s where we go deep into the ABCs.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE BAKING TERM?

WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY...

This is a term applied to different cereal grains that have undergone little change through the years. It usually includes buckwheat, emmer, einkorn, quinoa, and spelt. See also Heirloom Grains, Heritage Grains, and Landrace Grains.
This is a French bread that’s similar to a baguette but smaller.
When rye bread is baking, the dough structure can break down and is called the starch attack. This can be prevented by making rye bread with a sourdough culture which inhibits the excess amylase activity.
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