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is incredible. It nicely plays with soups as well. Just take
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is incredible. It nicely plays with soups as well. Just take
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a bit of this bread and dip it in your soup.
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a bit of this bread and dip it in your soup.
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\section{My crust becomes chewy}
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\section{My crust becomes chewy}
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Depending on which style of bread you are making a
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thick crackly crust is sometimes desired. The crust
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of your bread is created during the 2nd stage of the
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baking process once the steaming source of your
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oven has been removed. The dark colors are created by
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the process known as {\it Maillard reaction} and then followed
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by another process known as {\it caramelization}. Each
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color of crust offers the taster a different aroma.
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What happens quite often is that the crust becomes chewy after a day.
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Sometimes when baking in the tropics with high humidity the
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crust only stays in this stage for a few hours. Afterwards
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the crust becomes chewy. It's no longer as crisped compared
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to the moment after baking. Your dough still contains moisture.
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This moisture will start to homogenize in the final bread and
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partially evaporate. The result is that your crust becomes chewy.
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Similarly when storing your bread in a container or in a plastic
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bag your crust is going to become chewy. I have no fix for this yet.
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I typically tend to store my breads in a plastic bag inside of my fridge.
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This allows the moisture to stay inside of bread. When taking a slice
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I always toast each slice. This way some of the crispness returns.
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If you know of a great way please reach out and I will update
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this book with your findings.
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