In recent years the popularity of banana bread has skyrocketed, with more people than ever trying to create the tastiest and fluffiest banana bread possible. However, many new home bakers end up disappointed by their dense bread. So why is that happening, and is there anything you can do to fix it? Dense banana bread … Read more
Nothing is as annoying as wet dough, you can’t knead it properly, you can’t give it a proper shape, and sometimes you can’t even get it out of the bowl. So why is this happening? And what can you do to fix it? The most common cause of a wet brioche dough is using too … Read more
A lot of recipes that use dough, whether it’s bread, pizza, or a pastry recipe, will tell you to let your dough rise in the fridge overnight. While other recipes will tell you to let the dough rise in a warm spot. But all of those recipes use commercial yeast. So what about sourdough, where … Read more
One of the most heated debates regarding pizza-making is the order in which the toppings should be placed on a pizza. And while personal taste does play a role in this, there is actually a correct order. The first thing that should go on the pizza dough is the tomato sauce, next is the hard … Read more
This is one of the most common problems people have making pizzas at home. And there are quite a few reasons why this is happening, but luckily most of them can be solved very easily. So let’s see why your pizza dough isn’t cooking properly. The most common causes why a pizza dough won’t cook … Read more
A soggy pizza is the worst kind of pizza, but unfortunately, it’s very common among people who make pizza at home for the first time. But fortunately, a soggy pizza can be fixed in just 5 minutes using this simple method. In order to fix a pizza with a soggy base, you have to move … Read more
Nothing is more disappointing than taking a bite out of a beautifully looking pizza, and finding out that the crust is way too hard. After the disappointment fades away, you naturally start asking yourself why this happened. And, here is the answer. A pizza can become too hard if it’s cooked for too long at … Read more
This is one of the most common problems people have with their pizzas, as well as one of the most annoying. So let’s see why this happens, and what we can do to prevent it from happening ever again. The most common causes of a burnt pizza bottom are: too much heat, too much sugar … Read more
One of the most annoying things that can happen is leaving your pizza dough to rise, coming back to it after 2 hours, and seeing that it hasn’t risen one bit. And all of this time you were thinking about the amazing pizza that you were going to eat. So why did this happen? The … Read more
This is one of the most common problems people have when making pizza at home. And there are quite a few reasons why this is happening, but luckily most of them can be solved very easily. So let’s start by seeing why your pizza doesn’t stretch properly. The most common reason why pizza dough is … Read more