How the fuck do I make it so my crust is really soft? Like a nice hamburger bun or a brioche.. I always have bread with a thick, hard crust..
a dish with water in the oven with it can help but other than that I really don't know
>>7886782
boil the bread, then stick it in the oven to get a bit of browning going.
>>7886907
I went to google to try to find an answer and I guess from what I've read it says once it's out of the oven, wrap it in a damp cloth until cool enough to touch instead of open air cooling. Also putting it into a plastic bag after it cools. I don't know if these actually work or not but just what I read.
>>7886782
Pullman pan if you're rich. Aluminum foil if you're not.
>>7886782
Overproof slightly
Cook at lower temperature
Don't use a wash
Bag when cool
use a rich dough formula. You're probably using a lean dough formula, like one for a baguette or a boule. Dinner rolls are made with a rich dough, meaning they have some form of fat or shortening mixed in.
cover bread with tin foil, and wrap bread in cloth when it's cooling.
Add approx 2 tonnes of butter and eggs.
>>7886825
Steaming results in a crustier crust.
>>7886993
>>7887006
I went with Bruno Albouzes recipe and it worked out perfectly, only problem was that I needed more flour because I was using regular wheat instead of "bread flour", they don't carry that where I live.
Aside from water the dough also has 2 eggs and like 30ml olive oil in it incase anyone was wondering.
I used eggwash mixed with honey for the top of the buns and they were super soft. Really happy with 'em.
>>7886993
This anon is correct, "enriched" doughs with butter or some kind of fat are going to be more soft and tender than a "lean" dough of flour, water, salt and yeast.
I don't have the recipe on me but I make hamburger buns with softened butter and egg yolk and they're godly.
>>7887282
im going to need that recipe
>>7887311
Looks like it's available online, and I was wrong it's a whole egg not an egg yolk, but here it is:
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/beautiful-burger-buns-recipe
They toast really well too. I would use them for chicken salad sandwiches or burgers of course but they're great for just about any sandwich.
