HOW do you achieve a crumb like this? High heat? Small loaves? Black magic? It’s more air than bread!

by v-a-g

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  2. Frequent_Morning_900

    High strength flour. High hydration and almost over fermentation.

  3. I guess it is personal preference, but I personally would not want.

  4. 186282_4

    Is this the goal? This is inedible. It will support nothing. Not butter, nor jam. No sandwiches are feasible. Why would anyone want this? No, I’m not kidding. I don’t understand.

  5. allpraisetocheezus

    If I bought a loaf of bread from the store that looked like this I would be pissed

    I’m convinced this only looks good for Instagram and that nobody actually wants to eat this

  6. rb56redditor

    Look for pain de crystal on YouTube, King Arthur baking channel. Recipe works for me, 100% hydration, fun to make. Make sure you use KA bread flour, all purpose won’t work. Good luck.

  7. big_river_pirate

    That’s a terrible crumb. All your butter fall off

  8. pzykozomatik

    Search for recipes to make Pan de Cristal.

  9. Forward-Sky3464

    Well I respect all comments. Still I do want to know because I want to try it. So… following up.

  10. Sassquapadelia

    I call this type of loaf “Tim Burton sourdough”

  11. NewBath5621

    This is not bread. This is air with an overcooked crust

  12. ranting_chef

    Pan de Cristal has a very similar open crumb. Extremely high hydration and a much longer bulk proof. It’s not really hard, just a bit more time-consuming.

  13. jj_donut

    Yeeeesh. The people complaining about the style miss the point. Not every bread suits every application.

    – I wouldn’t mind having this to dip in olive oil.
    – If I wanted to make bread bowls for soup, I’d probably want something airy so you can eat the bowl without it being a whole other meal.
    – An airy bun or baguette is good if you cut it in half and make a sandwich out of it. Again, not too heavy. You can eat the whole thing in one meal.

  14. skipjack_sushi

    Very high hydration and extreme gluten content combined with the skill to handle said dough. This is expert++ level dough.

    Want to get started?

    Make 5 awesome loaves at 68% hydration. Next, make 5 at 70%. Keep moving up 2% until you fail, then drop back 1% and try again.

  15. Mundane_Chipmunk5735

    Wow these comments. I think it’s beautiful.

  16. LuminiferousVoid

    id love to make pizza with this kinda dough. for how its made? my guess is high high high hydration, and good quality high protein flour to get really strong glutens, and plenty of fermentation. thats a ton of rise. probably going into a preheated dutch oven to trap steam and get more rise on top of it. probably risen in a deep banneton.

  17. Fe1is-Domesticus

    This is primarily crust, so I’d enjoy it for what it is, & not bother with butter. I’d serve it alongside a saucy dish, for dipping.

    But I’ve never baked a bread that looks like this, & wouldn’t even know how to aim for it. Looks like you’d have to eat it while it’s fresh, before the interior turns into brittle shreds.

  18. simonjr76

    This is a perfect loaf. I’d melt some Irish butter in my cast iron and let a slice soak it all in until golden brown.

  19. illsburydopeboy

    Guys, the bread world is vast and extensive. Maybe this isn’t your cup of tea but it isn’t sandwich bread, this is table bread. It’s meant to be torn and eaten like charcuterie, it’s very tender and has its place in the bread world just like any other loaf.

  20. holdThaChicken

    I like bread like this for an appetizer with olive oil/balsamic or some cheese. Everyone seems to be in the no train but I feel like different breads have different purposes.

  21. Newoutlookonlife1

    Higher hydration. Less coil folds.

  22. yseulith

    Maybe it would make interesting French Toast?

  23. SqnZkpS

    This kind of big holes are good for one thing. Raw doughing it or dipping in olive oil with balsamic vinegar.

  24. mihir_lavande

    Use a higher protein flour, around 12%, and higher hydration, at least 85%.

  25. EnvironmentalBuy6422

    Look up pain de Cristal (spelling may be wrong)

  26. AngelValerieee

    I’d absolutely pour a ladle of clam chowder over each half there and go crazy 🤤

  27. Gingertitian

    I just love it when the crumb is basically see thru

  28. ts159377

    High hydration and very strong bread flour and thorough fermentation

  29. RevolutionaryDust449

    I love this kind of bread. Fresh bread and seasoned olive oil as an accompaniment to dinner is my favorite.

  30. WritingJedi

    Its very photogenic but its useless. Literally trash bread. 

  31. You need a lot of steam, high idratation/oxygen dough and a better oven.

  32. BaconBreakdown

    This sub is the equivalent of incels saying a beautiful woman’s nose is too big. Stick with your gummy sandwich loaves and leave the artisan breads to the experts. No one asked for your opinion on this bread, OP asked how to achieve it.

  33. User5281

    High hydration and overproof a bit. But why? There’s barely any bread there. .

  34. Sad-Rooster2474

    I fail to see the point of that…. You can’t spread anything on it…

  35. bobicool

    Look up Addie Roberts and Trevor Wilson. They might help you attain that goal. I don’t personally mind this type of bread like many here, it’s just not sandwich bread, but it’s its own thing.

  36. nickdaniels92

    No disrespect intended to anyone who has mastered achieving this kind of result, but it’s very impractical, and being burnt on the outside and full of holes on the inside, honestly I’d consider it a failure if it were mine; the cat would be getting more of my avocado and egg mayo than I would! I have thought that some of variations would have gone this way, but so far not and for that I’m grateful.