Tips & Tricks, Notes for Baking

Tips to remember when baking bread, working with yeast, etc.:

• Temperature is everything...
  • 100 - 105 degrees makes yeast the happiest, over 110 kills it
  • Rising in cold weather is best done in a warm oven; 200 for 2 minutes (no more!)
• When portioning dough for buns, strands, or anything else, use a kitchen scale!
• A stand mixer is worth it unless you love to knead bread by hand