Pugliese Bread

I've been practicing (every week) nailing down how to make really good holey (holy) bread. After months of weekly baking, I think I can stand tall and say with confidence that I have earned my street cred for Pug bread!

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lockgavin

Now that is some open crumb! Dang. So well distributed through the loaves. Looks great.

What did you learn in your months that you can pass on?

wolfiegirl

In a nutshell....less is more. There is no kneading, just folding (it's a very hydrated dough). After folding, time in the fridge (average is 3 days) to age and slowly rise. Then more of same less-ness....pour the dough out of the container (gravity works well!), gently divide into two loaves. Fold each loaf gently as you would a letter, and turn it over. Hour later, gently turn the loaves back over and very delicately shape the dough to elongate a bit, rise then bake in a steamy oven. The less you touch the dough, the more the air bubbles created by the yeast can remain, thus holey/holy bread!

pd3ski_278514

Bellisssimo! 😘

Edit.. do you have a beta testing program?!

fisher23

Gorgeous crumb!

torridice_498271

Wow. Those look amazing!

Gabriele_Di_Cerbo_40805

fantastic!

mattpope

beautiful! nice job! Makes me want to go grab some sourdough at my favorite bread baker, Acme in Berkeley!

wolfiegirl

Nah! Grab some flour, yeast, water and salt and giddyup after it. Truly this bread is very simple to make.

Minh_Huynh_48807

You need to do a step by step for me!! Looks amazing!! Bread is still a very foreign concept too me.

wolfiegirl

I would love to teach you (and anybody else who'd like to join in!). I've done many online tutorials (with photos) so let me know when you're ready!

mattpope

So true! Given my current crazy works schedule, I should make some for therapy too!

wolfiegirl

Breadmaking is therapy. This bread is great because the 'kneading' process requires a bit of counter space and a timer. No machines, no noise, just you, the dough and q u i e t t i m e .....