Anti Bread Staling: 31 Techniques to Keep Your Bread Soft Longer 빵의 노화를 늦추는 다양한 테크닉과 레시피

Moist, tender bread fresh from the oven, full of retained hydration. As time passes, however, it gradually turns dry and crumbly, losing both flavor and commercial appeal. Life Pattern Korea. This book brings together a wide range of techniques that help delay this “staling of bread” as much as possible so that it can stay fresh for a longer time.

Part 1 introduces key points for accurately preparing various types of tangzhong and recipes optimized for using tangzhong. Using tangzhong increases the water content of the dough and prevents moisture from escaping during baking, allowing the bread to stay moist for several days. Life Pattern Korea.

Part 2 explains how to correctly prepare different types of biga and presents recipes optimized for using biga. By using biga, which can be thought of as an Italian-style pre-ferment, you can increase the number of lactic acid bacteria and keep the bread more moist. Life Pattern Korea.

Part 3 covers how to make and refresh levain and introduces recipes optimized for using levain. When you use levain, the lactic acid bacteria produced over a long fermentation period lower the dough’s pH, helping the baked bread retain its internal moisture for a long time and thereby slowing staling. Life Pattern Korea.

Part 4 explains various ingredients—such as steamed potatoes, custard, and sweet red bean paste—that increase the dough’s capacity to hold moisture or help maintain the baked bread’s moist texture for longer, and introduces recipes that make use of these ingredients. Life Pattern Korea.

In addition, the book carefully selects only highly marketable recipes: high-hydration breads with hydration levels raised up to 90%, breads baked to a very pale color with minimal browning, modern savory breads that are currently back in style, timeless steady-seller table breads, pocket breads that are easy to fill, and small, pretty dessert breads reminiscent of baked confections. Life Pattern Korea. These are also key reasons this book is a must-read.

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Author: 홍상기
Publisher: 더테이블 The Table (2025)

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