Is anyone else almost tired of seeing those posts? And you have to dig through the comments to find out that they used GF “flour” instead, or they didn’t add salt cause they’re trying to eat healthier, or they didn’t proof the correct way etc. etc.. Only people who DON’T KNOW what went wrong should really be asking this question (i.e. forgot half the flour but can’t tell or remember, temp too low because they don’t have an oven thermometer). I assume the people asking the titular question, fully aware they didn’t follow the recipe, are just karma farming and don’t actually care to learn. I’m not sure but I guess all I can say is: follow the recipe! We didn’t bake Rome in a day and creating baking recipes requires lots of trial and error, not one attempt then an online post.
And here’s a picture of my “5 minute baguettes” just ‘cause https://youtu.be/Z-husjZkxHw?si=_oql_7wNIw-2HYNN
by slowpokegirl247
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I got downvoted last week because I suggested it was important to follow the recipe…….
I tried to make homemade Big Macs but I didn’t have any beef so I used fried chicken. I also didn’t have special sauce so I used mayo. I didn’t have cheese so I used bacon. I didn’t have a sesame seed bun so I used a brioche bun.
hahahaha yes
There’s a sub for that: /r/ididnthaveeggs
lol was the pretzel post your last straw?
I like the “surface of Pluto” shaping here.
I wouldn’t put this to karma farming because over the years working with people I’ve noted that:
The average person has the intellectual capacity of a kumquat.
I love that recipe
I asked a legitimate question about my baguettes and got one response. Posted details of my process. Took 30 minutes to write. Two upvotes, maybe? One response? I don’t think it matters, dude.
This and the comment: “This recipe is <GREAT/TERRIBLE> I replaced most of the ingredients/changed proofing times/baked at a different temperature.”
If you didn’t follow the recipe, DON’T COMMENT ON THE RECIPE!
This looks like khan yeast. I fucking despise Khan yeast. (I’m not talking bout the bread)
Came for the comments/discussion; upvoted for the 5 Minute Baguettes
r/ididnthaveeggs is a great sub for this kind of content lol
[Culinary Crimes](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcL9r1K3TSwqi1aGtnAB7Pl0ioiZFwR0f&feature=shared)
I punched a tree and no bread? Why? Also, this egg on my counter, is it a hen or a roo? Why would I use Google or reddit search? Gimme answers now.
That’s my MIL – she’ll always says that she can’t bake but I’m convinced she makes all the recipes up, based on the outcomes so far.
You cannot try to “eat healthier” while omitting salt in bread…. Bread and baking isn’t about “omitting” things from the recipe. The chemical make up of any recipe requires things like salt, b powder, b soda, butter etc to make the recipe work. If people want to eat “healthier” they should be looking up gluten free recipes for bread so they have the correct measurements and substitutions for stability. Baking bread, or most things, isn’t about winging it. You HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RECIPE. You CANNOT SKIP STEPS. You cannot SKIP PROOFING, or not proof long enough. You cannot skip salt. You cannot skip butter and use an alternative. Just follow the recipe.
I’m French and I’m now craving those homemade baguettes
Tbh, I am kind of more frustrated when I follow some recipe to the word, and then get the outcome as one pictured above
-which refers mostly to the ones posted on this subreddit
My observation: as soon as the post says “I followed the recipe to a T”, you know they didn’t.
For the love of god, please don’t make the recipe if you don’t have the ingredients for it. Or just look up in advance as to what to substitute rather than substitute something on the fly and get a disappointing product.