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THE EVERYTHING DOUGH RECIPE:
∙450 g (2 c) warm water, 86–90 °F
∙7 g (2 ¼ t) instant yeast
∙20 g (1 ½ T) sugar
∙20 g (1 ½ T) olive oil
∙15 g (2 ½ t) salt
∙680 g (3 ¾ c) all-purpose flour
1. Combine the warm water in a tall, lidded 6 -qt container. Stir in yeast then add the sugar, olive oil, salt, and flour.
2. Stir with a sturdy spoon for 15 seconds until a shaggy mass forms. Wet your hand and squeeze the dough until it is homogenous.
3. Cover and rest at room temperature for 20-25 minutes or until the dough has risen by about 50%.
4. Refrigerate overnight (or ferment 90 minutes more at room temperature for same-day use). The dough can stay in the fridge up to 7 days.
Large Loaf
1. Flip cold dough onto a lightly floured surface, sticky side up. Stretch‐and‐fold the left and right sides, then the remaining corners. Flip seam-side down and tighten by tucking and rolling 20–30 times.
2. Dust a proofing basket and the loaf with flour. Place seam-side up; proof 45–75 minutes at about 80 °F.
3. Preheat a Dutch oven to 480 °F/250C (25 minutes).
4. Turn loaf seam-side down into the hot pot, dust with semolina, score six 1-inch-deep slashes, cover, and bake 20 minutes. Remove lid; bake 25–35 minutes more. Cool on a wire rack.
Baguettes
1. Divide cold dough into four 300 g pieces; preshape tight rounds, cover, and rest 15 minutes.
2. Flatten, roll, and taper each piece to a 12”/30cm cylinder. See video for technique. Place seam-side down on pan-sprayed parchment, 4”/10cm apart; cover and proof 45–60 minutes.
3. Slash four 45° cuts, mist with water, cover with an inverted foil pan, and bake 15 minutes at 450 °F/230C. Remove cover; bake 15 mins more.
Pizza
1. Divide dough into four 300 g pieces and preshape into loose balls; rest covered, 30–40 minutes on an oiled sheet tray. Preheat oven with steel or stone to 550 °F/285C.
2. Press and stretch one ball to a 10-11-inch round, transfer to a semolina-dusted pizza peel, sauce and top, stretch pizza to 12-13”, then bake 6–10 minutes.
Bagels
1. Divide dough into eight 150 g pieces; preshape and round into tight balls; rest 15 minutes.
2. Bring 2000 g/mL water and 50 g molasses to a boil.
3. Roll each ball to an 8-inch rope, seal into a ring, proof on an oiled sheet pan.
4. Boil 15 seconds per side, seed as desired, bake on soaked burlap boards, bottom side up for 5 minutes at 475 °F/245C. Flip onto a baking steel, and bake 15 minutes more.
Soft Pretzels
1. Divide dough into eight 150 g pieces; preshape into 8-inch cigars; rest 10 minutes.
2. Boil 2000 g water with 225 g baking soda.
3. Roll each piece to a 24”/60cm tapered rope; twist into a pretzel.
4. Boil 10 seconds per side, transfer to an oiled sheet tray, salt generously, and bake 18–22 minutes at 425 °F/220C.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 The Everything Dough Recipe
3:21 Making a big loaf of bread
7:10 Making baguettes
10:29 drinking coffee
11:39 Making pizza
14:45 Making bagels
18:17 Making pretzels
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Oh wow! This honestly was THE best “bread” video ever…..having watched many, bought countless cookbooks (!) – I am running downstairs to grab my 6qt container and get going! Every application you showed is exactly what I make regularly (for other people too!) – but your video has opened new possibilities for streamlining a better outcome! Thanks a bunch 😊
"This time I'm looking for 4", not 8", that's what she said, ayoo
the american version of pretzels hurt my soul
That was real good. I actually learned something.
I like bread with seeds in and some wholemeal and/or rye. Would it be possible to substitute some of the white flour? If so, what sort of ratio? Thanks, Brian.
Good lord do not use warm water from the tap to cook with 🤢🤢
Cinnamon rolls
Is it possible to add flavorings to this dough? Herbs, etc?
What is the benefit of using all purpose flour versus bread, flour or high gluten flour? I would’ve thought bread flour would make a better product, especially with the big loaf and the baguette thanks.
6:45 cuts a slice, eats from the loaf
Can we go back to Big Ass Salads? Pleasezee?
I love everything you do…but I am getting fat…need more salad inspro!
Bri, thank you so much for offering non-mixer recipes for your doughs. Your previous same-day dough recipe was a game-changer for me and took away a lot of my baking apprehension. I learned a lot about gluten development and letting the fermentation do the work. I can't wait to try your serving suggestions here. Thanks so much, and I hope you're doing well 🙂
20g of sugar, on your "everything" bread? I mean, I'm glad it works for you, but thank god I started making my own bread, but now when I try store bough bread or recipes like this they all taste like dessert to me.
This recipe would work just fine even if you cut the sugar in 1/2, even if it might not color quite as well.
Based purely on your reaction…… I have to make pretzels now…. I'm looking forward to it. Knowing what the baking soda does for the bread was really cool. Between you and Josh I can say that you two provide mere techinicals on the how and why things work when it comes to cooking. Thank you for being you….. I'll continue to watch, cook, and learn.
Hey Bri, got any gluten free bread recipes that are good enough for you? I got way into your channel a few years ago—as I found out I shouldn’t eat much gluten 😑
I really want to see if it's possible to make a delicious sweet treat with the least amount of gear possible. I'm getting into cooking but I want to see first if it's what I want to spend some money on (plus I just want something sweet)
my pretzels looked terrible after shaping but turned beautiful after baking and tasted great.