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Dress Up Your Loaf With A Stencil

1/13/2015

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PicturePicture From King Arthur's Flour Web Site
Stenciling your loaves is VERY easy. It will take your baking to a whole new level and make you look like a true artisan baker. It's funny how something so simple can create such awe from a table full of hungry people.

Stenciling involves placing a flat, patterned object (most commonly a leaf or flower) on top of your loaf, then dusting the loaf lightly with flour. When the stencil is removed, the pattern stays, and looks beautiful after the loaf is baked.

Here is the simple process:
  • Follow your recipe through the final rise (proof).  At this point your bread should be shaped and in the pan (or on the sheet/stone) and ready for the oven.
  • Mist with a squirt gun to lightly dampen the surface of your bread.
  • Place the stencil on top of the moistened loaf.
  • Sprinkle the flour evenly across your stencil, as lightly or heavily as you prefer.
  • Remove the stencil carefully, and bake your bread.
Stencils are available on line for around $10.00 but you could make your own easily.

2 Comments
Aussie Concreters of Safety Beach link
1/28/2022 06:35:31 am

As you can imagine we get sent loads of artwork to turn in to stencils. In order to turn them into stencils we often have to adapt the artwork slightly so that it all holds together and does not fall to bits. Thank you for the beautiful post!

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Aussie Concreters of Springvale link
1/28/2022 08:44:11 am

It will take your baking to a whole new level and make you look like a true artisan baker. Thank you for taking the time to write a great post!

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