“A crispy, caramelized crust, a moist crumb bursting with fragrances, and an intensity of taste are unique to the artisanal loaf.”
Artisanal bread-bread like ours that is baked through a process of traditional breadcraft-has a stunningly simple core recipe: it consists of nothing more than flour, water, some salt, and an agent of fermentation. The “art” of artisanal bread resides in the capacity of the skilled craftsperson to transform these four elementary ingredients into an array of gloriously delicious breads without using additives, enhancers, chemicals, or any other unnatural product. This artisanal process requires neither elaborate tools nor secret ingredients and depends, above all, on the joint intelligence of the baker’s mind and hands.
BREADBAR’s artisan bakers understand that the dough is a living thing and we give it all the time and care it needs: seeing it through the most decisive stage of bread-making, the fermentation, and the rising. The artisan cannot rush or artificially accelerate this developmental phase without compromising the goodness of the outcome. Our one hundred percent natural-ingredient recipes are accentuated and amplified by allowing the natural process and ultimately creating a product that is scrumptious, beautiful, and health-conscious.
Today there are many industrial bread-making technologies available. To speed up the bread-making, various mechanical strategies built around a freezing process that exclude the luxury of fermentation are implemented. The industrial operation is dough-unfriendly, treating the dough aggressively, subjecting it to physical and thermal shock, and compensating for these ravages with the use of artificial additives. The prevalent industrial process, called par baking, produces breads that are quite attractive and in many ways satisfying. But those industrial breads simply don’t attain the level of sensorial quality-the vivid flavor and texture-of the artisanal creation. A crispy, caramelized crust, a moist crumb bursting with fragrances, and an intensity of taste are unique to the artisanal loaf.
