In this episode of The Beginner Baking Podcast, Matt talks about some discoveries he's made with proofing boxes and his bread deflating! He also goes over a recent revelation of using the refridgerator to proof instead of leaving the dough at room temperature.

Matt is back to talk about Egg Tarts, Babka, and using your oven as a Proofing Box.

In this episode, Matt goes through some of the initial headaches he ran into while making bread over the last couple months!

Topics covered: Softened Butter, Active Dry Vs Instant Yeast, Standmixer Bowls and Wet Woes, Keeping Things Wet and Dry, Kneading References and the Windowpane, Oiling and Rising.

Frustration Topics:

Olive Oil Bread, Springform Cake Pans, Nothing is Just Right, Why is My Cake Browning Here and Not Here?!

In this episode, Matt discusses the beauty of Freezers (very self-explanatory) and Cookie Dough, as well as the use of Tangzhong and Biga with bread.

Matt describes his initial reaction to The Butter Book!

0:00 - 1:01 Sponge Cakes in my life

1:02 - 2:47 Paper Wrapped Sponge Cakes

2:48 - 9:15 Fruit Cream Cake

9:16 - 9:29 End

In this episode, Matt goes over his experience of being without a mixer!

Music: Forget Your Feet (Tayler Watts, Epidemic Sound)