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Here are some videos with Rose Levy Beranbaum outlining her hints and tips for great bread making.

Sourdough can be based on a commercial yeast or wild yeast preferment.  Here’s a great example of how to capture wild yeast, which is the process explained in Breads from the La Brea Bakery.

The micro-rise bread method in Bread in half the time involves using a food processor to knead and a microwave to rise the dough.  This video shows a somewhat different technique for preparing the dough (which includes some kneading by hand), but it is interesting to see how quickly dough can rise when using the [...]

Here’s the video to go with Zoe Francois and Jeff Hertzberg’s first book, Artisan bread in five minutes a day.  It’s a straightforward explanation of how the method works and the ingredients needed to make the bread. Here’s the master recipe: 6 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 3 cups lukewarm water 1 1/2 tablespoons yeast [...]

A delicious recipe for raisin bread made in a bread machine on a sweet bread setting. 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon warm water 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2 tablespoons powdered milk 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons butter (cut into small pieces) 1 1/2 teaspoons instant [...]