Heavenly Bread Baking for non-bakers

Learn to make ultra-soft breads using a pre fermentation trick to test yeast quality, then ferment dough with yeast, sugar, and water to develop gluten and trap air.

learn to bake traditional challah, using three, four, or five strand braids from pre-fermentation through final proofing, with sesame toppings and olive oil for flavor and fluffy texture.

Bake your first column today and share your results in the comments. Prepare to bake bagels in the next video.

Learn to craft soft sesame bagels with a dough using pre-fermentation, kneading with olive oil, shaping holes, sesame coating, and baking 13 to 15 minutes, with vegan and gluten-free options.

Bake puffy bagels today. Share your results in the comments as we move to ultra soft buns.

Make ultra-soft vegan buns by mixing flour, water, yeast, salt, sugar and olive oil, then pre-ferment, proof, roll, shape, proof again, brush with date honey, and bake 13–15 minutes.

Bakers complete the third task by baking buns. Share how it went in the comments to connect with the community, and I'll see you in the next video.

Learn to braid a round challah with eight strands (or four), create a sesame and plain patterned loaf, form a square braid, and bake a showstopping centerpiece.

You have the skills and confidence to call yourself a true baker. Thanks for joining this baking journey; ask questions about bread and buns in the comments or by email.