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Bread
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I'm making some bread later today (as the yeast needs using up), well rolls actually, and haven't made bread in years. I'm making sesame and poppy seed rolls. It's 'fast action' yeast so only needs one proving and doesn't need knocking back. Question is, should i put the seeds on before proving or after ? And is it a salt water wash that'll make the tops go crispy ? Ta muchly
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I've not heard of a salt water wash for a crispy crust before, although it might work because what makes bread crusty is steam. Commercial bakers have special ovens that inject it right into the oven. The ways I know of doing it at home are to spray the inside of the oven liberally with a spray bottle just as you put the bread in and to do it every 2 minutes for the first ten minutes, or to throw a handful of of icecubes on the bottom of the oven.
Ooh, that might not be so good. I find it doesn't work too fantastically when it gets near the date.