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stone are you telling me you cook the bread directly on the stone ? it sounds like if I use the the eggwash with a little adjustment I can get nice crispy brown crust ? can you give me the details of how to make and use the eggwash ? Thanks again, Tony G

bread I am baking on a flat pan with hand formed egg shaped loaves. the recipe call for basting with a cornstarch and water mixture brought to a boil and then allowed to cool, used once ten minutes into cooking cycle. It also call for setting a pan of water in the bottom of oven for duration...

type bread I am making sourdough bread, am a complete novice. I know what a good french bakery can come up with and am hoping to get close. the sourdough starters are well kept secrets and am hoping to get a good starter recipe. if you can help here, It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for...

I am experimenting with bread making. the final bread is cooked about right but the crust is just starting to brown. the best bread I tasted has a nice crisp brown crust. How do you adjust the time, temperature and/or bread position in the oven to produce this additional browning withouut...