My first bake
Hi,
This is your friendly neighborhood mod. The person who made this subreddit is a friend whom I met on reddit, she made this subreddit because she loves baking and needed help moderating the sub, and I(who had NEVER baked) volunteered. Then her account got permanently banned and I was the only mod of the sub, until u/objectsinthemirror__ stepped in.
Now I have always wanted to bake, I remember when I had a breakup in March last year, I found GREAT peace in cooking(for the first time), I could cook only chicken and eggs because I was into fitness. It made me feel like I am doing something for myself and myself alone and it made me VERY happy.
After my last break-up in March this year, I thought I should do it again. But normal cooking became a lil easy, cooking eggs and chicken didn't give me the same feeling anymore. I tried sketching(I was awful as a kid but somehow am doing decent without the pressure), Then I thought I should replace the market bread with my own bread(also to be able to add protein later lol). And I was so happy with just the process of making it, with mostly help from chat gpt. This is hopefully a tiny beginning to years of baking, being able to make breads, cookies, cakes, and things I don't even know can be made.
Wish me luck, and it feels great to say the mod of r/IndianBakers...is finally a baker :)
Recipe(copy paste from GPT)
Step 1 — Mix dry ingredients
In bowl add:
150 g atta
70 g maida
4 g yeast
10 g sugar
5 g salt
Mix thoroughly with spatula.
Step 2 — Add wet ingredients
Add:
2 eggs
15 g melted butter
70 ml warm water initially
Mix with spatula.
If dry flour remains:
add more warm water slowly
Final dough should be:
soft
slightly sticky
NOT liquid
NOT dry chapati dough
Usually total water:
70–90 ml
Step 3 — Knead
Knead by hand:
10–12 min
Method:
stretch
fold
rotate
repeat
Do NOT keep adding flour repeatedly.
End result:
smoother
elastic
slightly tacky
Step 4 — First rise
Lightly butter/oil bowl.
Put dough inside.
Cover with:
plate or
cloth
Leave:
1 hour
Goal:
dough roughly doubles
Step 5 — Shape
Put parchment paper in silicone mould.
Take dough out.
Fold edges inward repeatedly to create tension.
Shape into:
tight round loaf
Place into mould.
Step 6 — Second rise
Cover loosely.
Rest:
25–30 min
Dough should puff up noticeably.
Step 7 — Egg wash
Beat tiny bit of egg.
Brush lightly on top.
Optional:
sprinkle sesame seeds
Step 8 — Preheat air fryer
160°C
3 min
Step 9 — Bake
Phase 1
160°C
12 min
Check top.
If browning too much:
loosely cover foil/parchment on top
Phase 2
150°C
8–12 min
Total:
~20–24 min
Step 10 — Check doneness
Bread should:
sound hollow when tapped
feel firm
not feel wet underneath
If undercooked:
150°C additional 3–5 min
Step 11 — Cool
Remove from mould.
Cool:
at least 20–30 min before slicing
Cutting too early makes bread gummy.