This Saturday, we're baking together. Not a complicated all-day affair. Not an overnight ferment. Real ciabatta, bakery-quality, in under 2 hours. This is the recipe for when you want bread NOW, not tomorrow. What you'll need: - Stand mixer with paddle attachment (not dough hook) - 250g bread flour + 250g all-purpose flour - 475g water - 10g instant yeast - 10g fine sea salt - 15g olive oil - Baking stone or sheet - Metal pan for steam Full recipe: https://pantry.bakinggreatbread.com/recipes/quick-ciabatta?utm_source=skool&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=recipe-share When: Saturday, January 17th 2026. Suggested start time: 10:00 AM your local time (so you're eating fresh bread by noon) Drop a 🍞 below if you're in. I'll post reminders Thursday and Saturday morning. Let's make some bread.

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