What’s happening in your kitchen?

Not what you bought. What you're actually using this week. I want to know what everyone's baking with at the moment. One flour? A blend? Something unusual? Fresh milled? Whole grain you've never tried before? Drop it below: flour name, where you got it, and what you're making with it.

A lot of you came from Facebook. I run Baking Great Bread at Home over there, 40,000+ members, and I love that community. But I want to be honest about something. On Facebook, you often get one of two things: criticism without substance or compliments without critique. Someone posts a loaf and the comments are either "Beautiful!" when there's clearly something going on, or unhelpful jabs that don't teach you anything. People mean well. They're trying to be kind. But kindness without honesty doesn't make you a better baker. This is a different place. Crust & Crumb Academy is exactly that: an academy. This is where you come to hone your skills and get better. That means when you ask for feedback, you're going to get it. Real feedback. Specific feedback. The kind that actually helps you improve. I'll always be kind. I'll always be encouraging. But you're not going to get empty platitudes from me. If I see something in your crumb, your shaping, your scoring, I'm going to tell you what it is and how to fix it. That's what coaches do. And I want you to do the same for each other. When someone posts a bake and asks for critique, give them something useful. Tell them what you see. Ask questions. Share what's worked for you. That's how we all get better. This is a teaching environment. We're not here to collect compliments. We're here to make better bakers. Perfection is not required. But growth is the goal. Let's get to work. ~Henry

I normally bake so heavily on the weekends and all I had time for was this Saturday’s bake along loaf. So help me love vicariously through you and also plan a big bake next weekend! What did you guys make this past week or what are you planning on making this upcoming week? Any recipes on your list to try? I think I’ll have a free weekend coming up and want all the inspiration! I’ll of course be doing the bake along but I’ll also be trying to Paska that I missed today in the Baking Great Bread at Home Facebook bake along (join if you can!) and I think I’ll be trying to squeeze in some cookies from The Crumb Table group here too!

I came here to try and learn more old ways of doing things when it comes to baking. I myself use Einkorn for my starter and for my baking. I’ve been baking a long time, but recently started using the Einkorn as I was curious what Brad must’ve been like before. Love being with like-minded communities, not looking to reinvent the wheel, but looking to come up with the best product they can