KitchenTried-and-true tip

Keep the oven door shut for the first 20 minutes when baking bread

Keep the oven door shut for the first 20 minutes of baking bread so the dough doesn't collapse.

Time
⏱ Backzeit
Difficulty
◆ easy

What you need

  • Oven

How to do it

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  2. Keep the oven door closed for the first 20 minutes.
  3. After 20 minutes, turn the temperature down a little.

Variations

  • At the end, sprinkle the bread with water or brush it on.

Sources

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  • fuersie.de (opens in a new tab)Vor dem Backen des knusprigen Brotes sollte der Ofen auf 200 Grad vorgeheizt werden.ist es besser, die Ofentür in den ersten 20 Minuten geschlossen zu haltenAnsonsten fällt der Teig zusammen

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