Bread is one of the oldest, best foods around. I have no scientific evidence of this, but it feels right. You can't really Lazy Genius bread, but you can start with great principles and have a better chance at great bread sooner than you think.

Stuff from this episode:

• How to Bake by Paul Hollywood // has a stellar chapter on bread
• The Bread Baker's Apprentice by Peter Reinhart // great if you want to geek out
• bench scrapers are necessary for bread and for cleaning up crap under highchairs
• my favorite recipe for a loaf of white bread, along with a video
• download a transcript of the episode

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