I have a radical idea. Anybody interested in a live stream class on pizza making? I did a live class last year on using hybrid yeast and sourdough in pizza dough, which was a real success and the pizzas were awesome. We could get adventurous and have a two part class. Make the pizza dough together one day and everyone make the pizza the next day after an overnight proof. I could run the class at very low cost like the last one. I have also improved my video setup with a second webcam and stand to make running a class smoother. let me know your thoughts.🍕🍕 🍕

To those of you who attended my first live-stream class last night, a big thank you for your support. Hopefully it was good value for you, but for me it was a great learning opportunity. I discovered that technology can't be always relied on to work the way you plan it to, and that Murphy should be knighted. 😁 Overall I think it worked, but I learned a lot, and will make some changes before I plan the next one. In the mean time my main focus will be on my live classes and the building of my home bakers' community here on Skool.

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Vietnamese Bánh Mì baguettes are all about the shaping. That long, tight cylinder is what sets you up for the thin, crackly crust and that light, airy interior everyone’s chasing. It’s a great example of how technique matters just as much as ingredients. Small adjustments in shaping, fermentation, and steam make a big difference here. If you want to try it yourself, here’s the recipe we baked from:👉 https://pantry.bakinggreatbread.com/recipes/vietnamese-banh-mi-baguette?utm_source=skool&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=recipe-share

Well, we have seen a steady flow of new members coming into the My Lovely Loaves skool community. I was hoping for 20 members within the first month or two, but we are already well beyond that and growing daily. As you will know I have begun making and uploading class videos, and I intend to try to get at least one new one per week for us to share. My apologies for all of the "ums and ahhs" in the videos. I find that I am much more self-conscious talking at a camera than to a live audience, but I expect that as I get into the flow of things that will settle. In the new year I am thinking of hosting a live Q&A where we can ask questions and share tips and ideas that we may have. I'll add a poll here to gauge everyone's interest. Anyway, once again welcome and keep an eye out for new videos and other developments as I get more familiar with the whole skool community thing. At this stage it seems to be a much more friendly platform than Facebook for this kind of thing. So everyone have a wonderful Christmas and New Year! I do intend to have a bit of a break from all this for a couple of weeks, but I don't think I will be stopping altogether. 😄