Breadtopia

Cloche Bread Baker — The real secret to great bread every time. By simulating a hearth oven in your kitchen, the round cloche style of bread baker helped usher in an era of quality artisanal bread baking at home. We've been using one in our kitchen for over 20 years and the oblong style for nearly as long. Absolutely wouldn't be without them. Baking bread in a covered vessel is a crucial part of getting the kind of artisanal results that we strive for out of a home oven where you do not have the ability to inject steam in the early baking process. Early steam is important for getting good oven spring and also for creating that crisp golden-brown crust we all love. The moist dough within the cloche creates the steam needed to produce both the crackly crust and a more open crumb. Using a covered baking vessel for the first part of the bake eliminates the need for unpredictable spritzing of your dough, or putting a hot skillet with water in the bottom of your oven. What I love most about this baker is the amazing thermal resilience of the clay; you can pre-heat it in the oven to 500 degrees and then plop dough directly into the base with no fear of it cracking. Please note that this bread cloche is custom made to our specifications and is the third version of this round dome style baker we've carried over the past dozen years. It marries the best aspects of quality, price and performance. Lead and Cadmium Free Manufactured in Portugal using the highest quality German clay Easy Care Instructions included. Please watch our Clay Baker Usage Video. The following media excerpts reference the original La Cloche baker – From Peter Reinhart's The Bread Baker's Apprentice..."One method of simulating hearth baking is the use of La Cloche covered baker, a miniature ceramic dome that fits into your own oven. These are fun to use and do a great job of trapping moisture for a big oven spring and shine". From Jeffry Steingarten's The Man Who Ate Everything..."This device (La Cloche), is an unglazed ceramic dish with a domed cover that creates something like the even, penetrating, steamy heat or a brick oven. The tile underneath increases the stored heat in the oven and protects the bottom of the bread from burning. Elizabeth David's English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Viking) has a photograph of a nearly identical baking cloche from 500 B.C., excavated from the Agora in Athens." Daniel Wing and Alan Scott from their book The Bread Builders, Hearth Loaves and Masonry Ovens..."Baking with a cloche in a conventional oven has breathtaking results, if you have never baked in masonry before."   Outside dimensions (for determining fit in oven): 12" dia (handle tip to handle tip), 10.75" dia (short axis) x 7" high. Inside baking area: 9" x 6.5" One year limited warranty — warranty limited to manufacturing defects. Note: Careful packaging has reduced the incidence of breakage in transit to almost zero. Safe delivery is ensured within the 50 US states or will be replaced free of charge.

Breadtopia Cloche Bread Baker — Round

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The Kilner Butter Churner allows you to make your own butter at home with one simple ingredient – whipping or heavy cream. Simply place the cream into the churner, turn the handle, and in as little as ten minutes you'll have fresh, delicious butter. The churner's rustic charm adds to any kitchen, allowing you to embrace a passion for the tradition of homemade butter. Dating back to 1840s England, Kilner is a leading European name in food preserving. The Kilner Butter Churn brings the traditional method of butter churning into the 21st century. Create your own flavorings following the included selection of recipes and instruction guide; Cinnamon & Honey Butter, Parmesan Basil & Tomato Butter, Chili & Lime Butter and Buttermilk Fruit Scones. 34-fluid ounce capacity. Handwash only, Makes a great gift by itself or coupled with the matching Kilner Butter Paddles and Kilner Glass Butter Dish (sold separately).

Kilner Butter Churner

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Danish Dough Whisk — Small – Breadtopia

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This is high extraction Einkorn wheat flour milled and sifted from einkorn berries sourced from a small family farm in the U.S. Midwest. We locally stone mill the whole berries into flour and bolt it upon order so it's maximally fresh when you receive it.

Einkorn High Extraction Flour

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Danish Dough Whisk — Large – Breadtopia

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Dough and Storage Bucket w/Lid – 6 qt. Square – Breadtopia

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