by The Epsom Bakehouse | Nov 6, 2025
Why your bread dough didn’t rise in cold weather and how to fix it If your kitchen is feeling chilly lately, or you live somewhere where the winter cold is arriving, then you may find your bread dough is a little more sluggish too. It’s a common challenge... 
by The Epsom Bakehouse | Aug 14, 2025
How to Knead Wet Bread Dough My online bread making class attendees would often think that kneading the dough was going to be the hardest part of the whole process. Even more so when faced with a really wet dough such as for ciabatta or a sourdough loaf. But when you... 
by The Epsom Bakehouse | Jun 19, 2025
How to Bake Bread When It’s Hot and Humid Outside Ah, summer. The season of sunshine, long light evenings and…dough that behaves like it’s sprinting to the finishing line. If you’ve ever tried to bake bread on a hot and humid day, only to end... 
by The Epsom Bakehouse | Jul 25, 2024
Sugar can be added to bread doughs to create delicious treats such as cinnamon buns, Chelsea Buns, brioche and many more. All in part relying on the sugar in the recipe to create their mouthwatering flavour. But what about more simple doughs, often made using just... 
by The Epsom Bakehouse | Jul 8, 2021
Clingfilm. Baking paper. Packaging from ingredients. All things that might only be used a handful of times when baking bread at home, before ending up in the rubbish. So if you’d like to cut down on potential waste when baking at home...