Hey all.

Simply put, I went to Italy and the ingredients are superior. The bread was something I can no longer live without.

Ive heard bread in the USA is all sprayed with folate, and store bought stuff is all trash as far as im concerned.

So id like to buy the flour and ingriedients from over seas if I must. Organic, etc, to make sure theres zero chance of any GMO crap, etc.

I know its cool in the usa to make sourdough, which is also fairly popular in Italy, but id like to learn something simple initially, that ill also get a lot of use from.

To start Id love to make Ciabata and later move to some homemade pastas and other breads.

Tldr: I have a lot of research to do, but where can i get unadulterated, high quality italian ingredients for some ciabata. Also, what are some other simple beginner friendly breads for a newb like myself.

Thank you!

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thanks all for the advice!

Because water is plain and doesn’t taste like much (but tastes good) unless you add stuff to it, and bread on its own is kinda plain and doesn’t taste like much (but tastes good depending on the bread) unless you add stuff to it (jam, peanut butter, all that stuff)

Y’all I had some Sara Lee brioche bread delivered but just noticed it has this fine white powder stuff in the pack. Like a lot of it. It’s clumped on the edges of the slices and deposited at the bottom. Is it safe? Is it mold or something else? Can I still use the bread or should I throw it out and go get a new loaf of brioche for my French toast?

I am a avid banana enjoyer, I like banana bread, banana cream pie, banana pudding and whatever else you can make with bananas, but why? Why??? Must we put it with nuts every time?! I am not a nut enjoyer, I don't really like any nuts in general, why do stores and shops insist on putting nuts with banana things specifically. It makes me angry. I feel like it especially sucks if you like bananas, but have an allergy to nuts.

TLDR; WHY BANANA NUT BREAD WHY NOT JUST BANANA BREAD?!?!

Edit: I mostly meant store bought products, I'm very much well aware that I can make banana bread myself, I do in fact make my own banana bread and I put chocolate chips in it.

Tried making a cottage loaf, put a tray of water under it in the oven to add steam, didnt help

Fair warning to avoid Natures Own if this is the type of delivery they provide for their bread. Giant holes in the roof of the truck and no insulation from outside elements.

Taken on 12/5 in Denver, Colorado and this is the 2nd time in 9 months that i’ve reported this truck for safety hazards.

It's almost time to make the spooky bread during spooky season. This time with garden grown basil I grew myself! My blueberry is too young to have produced this year but next year I will make nasty looking delicious bread in spades!!!

I think Pepperidge Farm is trying to pull a Halloween trick. They must have had too many loaves of cinnamon bread and someone got the crazy idea to market it as Pumpkin Spice. If you think it’s going to be something special, lower your hopes. I swear I got a loaf of their cinnamon swirl bread. FWIW, it does say it has pumpkin in the ingredients. My wife and I can’t taste it.

Just wondering if the white stuffs on top of this bread mold?

Thanks!

Multigrain Sourdough—whole wheat, oats, black and white sesame, flax, and hemp seeds. Sweetened with black Molasses.

I would not sell loaves that turned out like these? (Maybe I’m too judgmental, I have baked sourdough and other breads for over 20 years.)

I can't believe he called me crazy I'm more sane than him.

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