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Fifteen clear starting formulas with practical guidance, troubleshooting and a calculator already set up. Choose what you want to bake, then adjust weight or hydration.
Fifteen starting formulas
Pain au chocolat · laminated doughFlaky layers. Chocolate within.Scale the classic rectangular chocolate pastry by count or piece weight. The formula keeps croissant dough, roll-in butter and chocolate batons in proportion.- Hydration
- 58%
- Starting point
- Ten laminated pains au chocolat
Bread · starting formulaAn honest loaf for every day.No complicated detour, just a solid foundation. This formula makes one supple dough that helps you watch, feel and bake without memorizing everything first.- Hydration
- 62%
- Starting point
- One everyday loaf
Pizza · starting formulaThin base. Airy rim. Enough dough.A practical pizza foundation for three generous dough balls. You choose count and weight; the formula preserves every ratio.- Hydration
- 65%
- Starting point
- Three generous pizzas
Sourdough · starting formulaMore time. More flavor. Dough you learn to read.A balanced sourdough formula for one loaf. Not extremely wet, but open enough to learn fermentation, tension and an airy crumb.- Hydration
- 70%
- Starting point
- One sourdough loaf
Focaccia · starting formulaAiry inside. Golden at the edges.A practical starting point for soft, open focaccia that remains manageable. The formula is ready; you choose how much dough your pan needs.- Hydration
- 75%
- Starting point
- One generous pan of focaccia
Bagels · starting formulaFirm dough. Glossy crust. Proper chew.Bagels need much firmer dough than bread or pizza. This formula starts with eight equal bagels and scales without mental arithmetic.- Hydration
- 55%
- Starting point
- Eight chewy bagels
Ciabatta · starting formulaMore water. Less force. Bigger holes.Ciabatta rewards a gentle approach. This wet formula makes two airy loaves and scales instantly when you want to bake more or less.- Hydration
- 78%
- Starting point
- Two airy ciabatta loaves
Krentenbollen · Dutch fruit bunsSoft Dutch fruit buns, generously filled.Krentenbollen are the soft Dutch buns found in bakeries and lunchboxes. Scale them by count or piece weight while milk, butter, sugar and fruit stay in proportion.- Hydration
- 55%
- Starting point
- Twelve Dutch fruit buns
Soft · creamy · generously filledDutch custard bunsThe Dutch bakery classic: a long, soft milk bun that is baked first, split only after cooling and generously piped with thick vanilla pastry cream.- Hydration
- 55%
- Starting point
- Ten Dutch custard buns
Franzbrötchen · Hamburg specialityButtery layers, cinnamon and that unmistakable press.Not an ordinary cinnamon roll, but Hamburg-style laminated yeast pastry: rolled tightly with cinnamon sugar and pressed deeply so the layers fan open on both sides.- Hydration
- 45.5%
- Starting point
- Ten classic Franzbrötchen
Hot Cross Buns · British Easter traditionSpiced fruit buns that are not complete without the cross.Soft British yeast buns with warm spice, raisins, sultanas and candied citrus. The flour-paste cross bakes with the bun; a thin sugar syrup adds the familiar shine after baking.- Hydration
- 60%
- Starting point
- Twelve classic Hot Cross Buns
Obwarzanek krakowski · Kraków, PolandThe braided ring Kraków has eaten on the move for centuries.Neither bagel nor pretzel, but a Kraków street classic in its own right: a firm yet tender yeast ring made from two or three twisted strands, briefly scalded, generously topped and baked hot.- Hydration
- 56%
- Starting point
- Ten Kraków rings at about 100 grams each
Bolo do Caco · Madeira and Porto SantoThe Madeiran flatbread that needs no oven.Round, soft inside and lightly charred outside. Cooked sweet potato keeps the dough tender; a hot stone or heavy pan gives the bread its familiar thin crust.- Hydration
- 46%
- Starting point
- Eight round flatbreads at about 150 grams each
Shokupan · Japanese milk breadThe Japanese milk bread that stays tender.Shokupan is the tall, soft white loaf of Japanese bakeries. A scalded-flour yudane binds extra moisture; three tightly rolled pieces of dough build its fine, shreddable crumb.- Hydration
- 76%
- Starting point
- One shokupan at about 600 grams
Conchas · Mexican pan dulceTender bread beneath a crisp shell.A concha sends two doughs into the oven together: a soft, lightly sweet yeast dough and a thin cookie crust marked with its familiar shell pattern. This formula calculates the egg and topping separately.- Hydration
- 40%
- Starting point
- Ten conchas at about 100 grams each
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