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Message: [QUOTE="storrsroars, post: 3537257, member: 2500"] I've finally broken down and decided to take up bread baking. I'm not doing sourdough, too high-maintanance. Like housebreaking a puppy. Just regular old yeast breads. I've made lots of different types of pizza crusts over the years with decent success in mimicking various styles, but not bread. And bread is frustrating for someone who's a good cook but loves to riff of existing recipes and just go with gut on subs and fusing different cuisines. Baking is too much damned science. I'm fortunate enough to be good on yeast and flour. What I need more of is patience. I've added terms like autolyse to my vocabulary, am studying hydration levels, pre-starters, using different covers over my loaves and whatnot in hopes of achieving an airier crumb. But since I can really do only one recipe a day, I am not getting the immediate gratification I get from cooking. [/QUOTE]