Traditional Baking

Traditional baking involves preparing bread, pastries, and other baked goods using time-honored methods and natural ingredients. It typically includes mixing basic components like flour, water, yeast, and salt, then kneading the dough to develop gluten. The shaped dough is allowed to ferment or rise, enhancing flavor and texture, before being baked in an oven. This process emphasizes craftsmanship, attention to detail, and often relies on natural leavening agents or starters. Traditional baking values the connection to historical techniques, resulting in products with rich flavor, good texture, and a sense of artisanal quality.