If you want steam in the oven, one way I have found is to fill a metal tray with lava rocks (used in charcoal grills) then pour hot water over them in the oven. They will steam up nicely. If you use a disposable cake pan, you can then store them with the plastic lid on.
That's just about how I do my sourdough no-knead dough. Only difference is that I preheat a cast iron pot for an hour before baking, then drop it right in there, instead of on a pizza stone.
I'm a professional baker in a country where yeasted bread aren't very popular. We wait long for customers to order sourdough artisanal Breads. Making these breads is a journey in itself, it requires devotion and motivation but once you are in there's no return. Thanks for sharing your journey and showing people how much hard work goes into one single bread. Most people think it's just a product they can buy with money. It's science, hard work, passion and patience altogether in one bread.
Thank you for your dedication to your craft. I love fresh bread and I prefer to get it at the bakeries. I'm going to try to make it myself. I certainly appreciate a great product 💗
I wish someone in my city would sell whole wheat artisan bread! No one does. So I'm just going to have to do it myself. Maybe if I put my bread up for sale, someone like me will be glad to see it's available!
I was at one time a professional baker of Italian breads. I worked for Gentiles bakery in Philadelphia and my boss Dan Gentile Sr was born 1912. Dan was a baker of hand made Italian bread 50 years before he hired me. My tips I can give you when you make dough will better your product 100%. The main problem with people who make dough at home is they have central air, ceiling fans, open windows and sometimes open doors. When you work with dough all that has to be turned off or closed tight. If your dough gets hit with air it will get a skin and then it’s trash. You gotta sweat to make bread, that’s just how it is…it’s a hot job. When you cook the product it’s safe to turn fans and AC back on… We cooked at 410 degrees, I see 500 as normal temps to cook home bread. Gotta slow it down 410 will do it….
I usually preheat my oven a little and put my dough in it and monitor with wireless thermometers. Then I can bump up the heat if the temp drops. I have even used unscented candles in the oven to keep the temperature up. It doesnt take much. But the results are amazing! But you are absolutely right, temperatures are VERY important! 👍😃
I love how Eva makes everything she shows us soooo accessible, I have made ciabatta a few times and the instructions were always so difficult, this has been an absolute revelation watching you make this and I can't wait to try Eva's way of doing things, you never fail to bring amazing traditional recipes to regular people, thank you so much, much love to you both xxx
Thank you for this cornbread recipe. I am going to make it for my 85 year old mother. She kept telling me she remembers Nonna making bread all the time in Calabria but her favorite was some kind of cornbread with oregano and hot pepper flakes. She could not remember how they made it. Now I will surprise her.
What I enjoy most about your videos is that there is always a logical reason for the way Italians cook, and that you explain that. Also Eva always makes the point that vegetables are supposed to have flavor - not the cardboard type we find here in the US. Which is why I grow my own. It's an important concept.
you are a BREAD-MASTER, Eva. you make all of the breads look sooooooo simple and amazing while other bakers give us a ton of instruction that I lost count. open a restaurant asap please
Ava, I made your Ciabotta recipe. You make it so easy to follow. I made 2 loaves. When my family came in for dinner one and a half loaves was gone before dinner. I should have made a double batch. So flavorful I like that you add the salt on the 2nd proof it makes it taste so much more flavorful. Thank you for that great recipe.
In Southern food, most notably known as Soul Food to Black Americans, we love cornbread and black eyed peas, so I’ll definitely try the Italian version. This channel is making me realize that Italian food is one of my favorite. Eva is making me want to visit Italy. The people seem so loving and no BS. Lol. I made the classic tomato sauce with rigatoni & parmigiana, I can’t stop eating it! You guys are making cooking so approachable and fun 🤩.
American - black Southern cooking is delicious. I’m an American of Italian descent who experienced the food first hand. One time going grocery shopping with my daughter we walked into a church fundraiser barbecue on the way into the store. By the time I walked thru and sampled everything, I forgot what I went in the store to buy.
Ragazzi siete favolosi Eva Non solo cucini benissimo, sei spiritosa, divertente. I vostri filmati vanno oltre i tutorial, siete una coppia di divulgatori di cultura gastronomica italiana. Mi fate sentire orgogliosa. Bravissimi!
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for!!! I am so interested in trying my own hand in baking bread! My family is Italian and I remember my dad baking bread, unfortunately he is no longer with us and as a child I had no interest in learning. The things we regret as adults! Thank you so much for posting! Keep up the good work! New subbie here!!!
thank you for sharing all things italian! i think your episodes are very unique and a breath of fresh air. my italian family has been separated from us due to divorce so i never had the opportunity to experience that part of my heritage. today after a few episodes i’m making my first bruschetta and home made pasta! hope to attend one of your tours some day! from the bottom of my heart, grazie
My husband recently discovered your channel and now we are both hooked! I really hope you do an Italian Tour in the summer. We would love the chance to go. Keep making these great Italian recipes and we'll keep watching. His family originally came from Piedmont a long time ago.
Sourdough bread is labor of love. My daughter is an artisanal baker in Fort Wayne, IN. She sales at a local year round farmer's market. Her sourdough bread is the first to go. Thank you Eva. You are one very talented woman-not only are you a great cook, you are a very good baker and a teacher! I did not learn much about baking while growing up, but I did learn how to can and freeze foods in my early 20s. I am grateful that I have this knowledge. My daughter is considering letting me help her make jellies to sell at her market stand, along with the bread and pastries. I'm the head dishwasher!
When you think back on the history of the Roman Empire and how important these breads were, it’s pretty crazy to think of. They went to war over the wheat supply, the entire reign of an emperor could depend upon whether he could keep Rome supplied with wheat. That’s one of the reasons Rome was so interested in Egypt.
As a guy from Germany - considered as THE bread nation (with the most varieties) - I enjoyed that video SO much... how Eva teached Harper what bread really is. And he learned his lesson well... the litany of ingredients of the pre-packed "italian bread" says it all! ;-))
@@davidsuransky2278 everyone who has been in Germany and have eaten bread there. Not to speak about the fact of standing at the backery and having his mind blown away by the huge variety (and great quality!)
Love it! I just purchased the full pasta grammar complete guide to making pasta at home, and it's absolutely awesome💯! Love your work and videos so much! Cari saluti dalla bella città di Berna, Svizzera.❤
Baking bread is like comfort and therapy..I used to bake bread as a teenager with my friend who was from Italy.The smell of bread baking is sooooooooo good!
All that bread looks amazing! Brava Eva! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻 And I want to second what you both said about nothing being better than a good panino made with delicious Italian bread and delicious Italian bread dipped into tomato sauce: NOTHING better in the world!!! (Now, I have to go make some bread after watching this! )😉 I hope to do a tour with you guys one day. I think it would be a blast!
It's nice to see a bread episode. I started baking my own bread maybe 7 years ago and then switched to making only naturally leavened (sourdough) breads, rolls, pizza dough, pastries, etc about five years ago. The alchemy of mixing water, flour, and salt together in different combinations and ending up with entirety different results still amazes me.
I’ve been making fresh bread since Covid started and have not purchased store bought bread since. I even made a sourdough starter as well so that I can alternate. Thank you for sharing these. I’ll definitely be adding them to my bread baking. Nothing beats fresh homemade bread!
I'd love to revisit the bread making process and perhaps Eva could do a tutorial on the mother yeast that she makes. Wondering if she knows how to make the "Pane Calabrese" I know from childhood? Nonna would call it a pita, a round bread with a hole in the middle. A big donut, if you will. It was a staple in our home.
I use a food processor to mix the dry ingredients and liquid takes about 1 min. Also I use a little instant potato to replace a bit of flour makes a crisp crust.
I just discovered your channel and boy I’m glad I did! I visited Camogli last year and was blown away by their focaccia! In particular, the flat cheese focaccia which was the opposite of what I, as an American, traditionally think of (American ) focaccia (doughy, oily, salty). I know it’s northern Italy, but I haven’t been able to source any recipes similar to the camogli focaccia I enjoyed there.
My grandparents on my father's side was from Bari, Italy they would make fresh bread almost weekend. I remember watching my grandmother during the process. Their house would smell wonderful while it was baking. Also my Mom's side was from Sicily but they made a pizza but not with cheese just tomatoes and olive oil and oregano it was amazing. That wonder bread in the beginning of the video would have been an insult to them it's just white bread nothing special. Thanks for this video 🍞🥖
There are a lot of variations of cornbread in America. Generally, it does not contain yeast but is a kind of quick bread with baking powder for leavening. Also, it can be sweet and cake-like, or you can have a more sawdust version that does not contain eggs. It is not so great on its own but is perfect for crumbling into pot liquor from collard greens or in beans, chili, or black-eyed peas. I grew up eating cornbread and navy bean soup.
Bellissimo, Eva. You inspire me to cook better and try new things. My dear mother and my nonna, were great cooks but never ever measured anything. It was just by feel and experience. I like the way you and Harper explain things. Harper asks the questions that I would normally ask, such as what’s the difference between pizza bread and ciabatta? I’m learning new things from your videos and it inspires me to try them. Thank you , my family is loving it.
As a German who is very proud of his bread, I have come to love and understand the beauty and magnificent of other cultures bread. French bread, Italian bread, Indian bread, Mexican bread, all sorts of bread when done with the love and passion Eva has, there's no way the end result will not be amazing and spectacular. Kinda interested on recreating the last bread Eva made! It loooooked really amazing and yummy! As always thanks for all the amazing recipes, you are the best!
It was so refreshing to see her wait on the salt before adding it to the dough. Most people don't realize it but salt stops the growth of yeast. Every time I see someone add salt directly to the yeast it drives me nuts. Thank you for the recipe
I knew ciabatta was a high hydration dough, I was always afraid of making it due to the high hydration and sticking to everything. Now that I saw Eva making it, it seems much easier to me. I’m going to try making it soon.
High hydration doughs are not that difficult to handle once you get the hang of it. Light touch. Typically I do not use any extra flour when forming the loaf. Use the tackiness of the dough to help you get surface tension. A little practice goes a loooong way but it is very rewarding.
PS I have never in my life used "bread flour". I use all purpose flour as a base and usually include a percentage of ra whole flour like rye, semolina, whole wheat or ESPECIALLY spelt in the mix. Spelt lends a fantastic taste and smell. If you use AP flour just make sure it has a decently high protein content. I live in Western Canada and our AP flout has a pretty high protein content (greater than 12%) which is why I do not buy bread flour.
I grew up in Brooklyn and the Italian bakeries there were amazing. I am wondering is there a real Italian version of what they used to call Lard Bread? I am further West than you now in Las Vegas and if I want Italian bread I have to make it. Hoping you have a recipe because none of the ones I have seems to be the same Love you Guys !!!!
Eva is so right...bread is more important than pasta. My 90 year old mother lived through the war and extreme poverty in Italy and she has told me stories about how they used to cry for bread. All your recipes are so inspiring Eva, thank you for introducing me to Calabrian and Sicilian cuisine.
My mom made Italian bread when we were kids. She wasn't Italian but she was taught by my little old Italian Nana. It was somewhere between your Ciabatta and the sourdough. I can still smell the house as it baked. One of my favorite memories was coming home to that smell then getting a piece fresh out of the oven with just some butter on it. Heaven.
I really hope you keep the tours up. It is now a bucket-list item as soon as it is possible. Love the breads 🤤 . I agree with the other comments, Eva makes bread making accessible. And I have nothing but love for #moisty 😂.
German here. Sourdough bread is really amazing. It is my favourite above all other kinds. My second favourite is potato bread which is very moist on the inside but with a crunchy crust.
Just a quick note, Eva show us just few kind of Italian bread but in Italy we have litterally thousand kind of bread, really different from north to south. Oil bread, blowed bread, Milk bread...every region, every city, every village have his own kind of bread.
And rosetta, tartaruga, ciriola, casareccio di Terni, di Genzano, di Lariano, di Altamura, toscano, francesino, mantovano, spighe, grissini, pane carasau from Sardinia, coppiette...
I keep telling myself "this is the last PastaGrammer video for today" and then i watch a few more. I need to save some for tomorrow! Love the video quality Harper, and of course, Eva ❤!
Yes! Moisty! 😁 There's nothing better than the smell of fresh baked bread, and today's an excellent day to make some. Thank you guys for another great video.
I made a double batch (2 separate bowls) of this bread yesterday and it was so good I’m making it again today. But I think you might need to verify the water measurement as 200ml with the 1 2/3 cup of flour made a very dry dough so I added water to get to the same consistency. I made a second batch today and it needed more like 350ml of water to get the wet dough consistency. Awesome bread for sandwiches. It might be my new favourite. Thanks for sharing.
Great video as always! Don’t know why but I felt like seeing the great Eva doing real Italian Ice Cream !!! Just a though … All my love guys!!!❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻
I agree with Eva, bread is always a focus at Italian meals. Eva, your bread baking can definitely be right up there with the Master Bread bakers on You Tube. I have been working on my sourdough for the past 2 years watching many, many videos. I will definitely be trying your breads. Thank you!
Hi guys, I just discover your channel not so long ago, I really enjoy the content in general but this one being a amateur baker was just fantastic, I already do a decent ciabatta and "levito madre" bread but I love the way that you show how simple is have a good bread, one thing that a lot of people does not understood is the "pazienza" that you need when you want to have a really good result Again many thanks for your lovely video
That Calabrian cornbread isn't something I've ever heard of. So interesting, and I love cornbread. 🤣 Weirdly, it is nearly identical to the historical California mission bread. I remember having some on some sort of educational field trip when I was a kid, cooked in an adobe beehive oven.
When I was a child and I came home from school, Mia mama was cooking ragù we would get the fresh Italian bread that was delivered by the Italian baker and dip it in the sauce. It was the best. Ciao da Australia 🇦🇺. I am also calabrese, della provincia di Cosenza.
I'm definitely going to make italian cornbread today! I need lots of luck because normally yeast breads hate me and turn out awful. And I will definitely be using that prayer to the oven God! 🙏🏻
Classic bread from Umbria and Toscana regions is without salt (pane sciapo), since a Pope put taxes on salt on XVI century, and there was a war, we still eat that bread, it's perfect with any dish but much more with "salumi" (cured meats) like prosciutto, mortadella, capocollo, etc. On these days WHO recommend use less salt as possible, so less cured meats as possible... and also no salt on bread is another good solution, even to not change the taste of the dish.
the roman empire has nothing to do with the bread without salt....It was about a tax though, for tuscany they are various theories, probably a Pisa tax on salt, in umbria it happened surely for a Papal state tax on salt
@@icoborg yeah, you're right, I corrected it, Romans built the street of salt, la Salaria, to transport salt all over the Empire. A Pope during XVI century put a tax and start a war between Stato della Chiesa and Perugia province, part of Perugia city was destroyed, now Rocca Paolina is underground and is just what remain from a fortress.
I LOVED THIS VIDEO!! I remember nonna making her special cheese & pepper bread for me on Saturday mornings. Does Eva have a recipe for a bread that uses Provolone Cheese or another sharp, aged cheese in bread? I remember it had flecks of Rosemary or Thyme, black pepper & small chunks of sharp, delicious Provolone or Asiago Cheese in it.
The ending... dipping bread in tomato sauce. So many good memories. My dad bought a stand mixer from a bakery so he could make bread for the family - about ten to twelve loaves per week. We loved dipping it right out of the oven into the sauce. Delicious. ❤️
A beautiful woman with her charming, handsome husband, making beautiful, delicious and time honored food to feed the soul as well as the stomach. No other ‘cooking’ show makes me feel as connected to history as this show.
bravo guys, here in crete we have many types of bread that are very similar to italian breads. we have fresh bread from our village most days. you see the baker dropping off the bread to the tavernas around 11am and you just go in and help yourself and leave 1 euro. the stale bread is also valuable to us as we use it for making meatballs, stuffing etc etc.
I just love the two of you! You are entertaining, informative and oh so sweet and charming. I love watching your videos. The recipes make me drool.......lol. I would really love to meet you Both some day and come to your place in Italy. Keep doing what you are doing! 💕
I've watched many bread-making videos over the years and didn't realize that I had no idea how ciabatta bread was made and never watched a video or TV show making it until just now. Still love the word moisty.
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If you want steam in the oven, one way I have found is to fill a metal tray with lava rocks (used in charcoal grills) then pour hot water over them in the oven. They will steam up nicely. If you use a disposable cake pan, you can then store them with the plastic lid on.
Can you please leave a link with the recipe please! 🙏🙏
That's just about how I do my sourdough no-knead dough. Only difference is that I preheat a cast iron pot for an hour before baking, then drop it right in there, instead of on a pizza stone.
@@sebeckley we want Nino Rota in the mix!
I'm a professional baker in a country where yeasted bread aren't very popular. We wait long for customers to order sourdough artisanal Breads. Making these breads is a journey in itself, it requires devotion and motivation but once you are in there's no return. Thanks for sharing your journey and showing people how much hard work goes into one single bread. Most people think it's just a product they can buy with money. It's science, hard work, passion and patience altogether in one bread.
Thank you for your dedication to your craft. I love fresh bread and I prefer to get it at the bakeries. I'm going to try to make it myself. I certainly appreciate a great product 💗
I love fresh bread and would love an Italian bread recipe. I'm now trying to make sourdough to make the bread. Bless you on your craft.
and artistry. Don't forget the artistry.
Which country!😮
I wish someone in my city would sell whole wheat artisan bread! No one does. So I'm just going to have to do it myself. Maybe if I put my bread up for sale, someone like me will be glad to see it's available!
I was at one time a professional baker of Italian breads.
I worked for Gentiles bakery in Philadelphia and my boss Dan Gentile Sr was born 1912.
Dan was a baker of hand made Italian bread 50 years before he hired me.
My tips I can give you when you make dough will better your product 100%.
The main problem with people who make dough at home is they have central air, ceiling fans, open windows and sometimes open doors.
When you work with dough all that has to be turned off or closed tight.
If your dough gets hit with air it will get a skin and then it’s trash.
You gotta sweat to make bread, that’s just how it is…it’s a hot job.
When you cook the product it’s safe to turn fans and AC back on…
We cooked at 410 degrees, I see 500 as normal temps to cook home bread.
Gotta slow it down 410 will do it….
I usually preheat my oven a little and put my dough in it and monitor with wireless thermometers. Then I can bump up the heat if the temp drops. I have even used unscented candles in the oven to keep the temperature up. It doesnt take much. But the results are amazing! But you are absolutely right, temperatures are VERY important! 👍😃
A wet rag over the dough keep her moist
I love how Eva makes everything she shows us soooo accessible, I have made ciabatta a few times and the instructions were always so difficult, this has been an absolute revelation watching you make this and I can't wait to try Eva's way of doing things, you never fail to bring amazing traditional recipes to regular people, thank you so much, much love to you both xxx
I agree. After watching Pasta Grammar I feel like I can do more complicated dishes.
Thank you for this cornbread recipe. I am going to make it for my 85 year old mother. She kept telling me she remembers Nonna making bread all the time in Calabria but her favorite was some kind of cornbread with oregano and hot pepper flakes. She could not remember how they made it. Now I will surprise her.
Its ciabatta bread, not cornbread..
@@prissypacheco2860 Six minutes into the video she makes an Italian recipe for cornbread that my mother grew up on in Italy
@@maticiafatima9305 i didnt see that, thanks! Ive been wanting to make cornbread..
How did your mom like the bread?
What I enjoy most about your videos is that there is always a logical reason for the way Italians cook, and that you explain that. Also Eva always makes the point that vegetables are supposed to have flavor - not the cardboard type we find here in the US. Which is why I grow my own. It's an important concept.
you are a BREAD-MASTER, Eva. you make all of the breads look sooooooo simple and amazing while other bakers give us a ton of instruction that I lost count. open a restaurant asap please
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Eva, don't do it! You're going to loose all the magic to do it at home..!
A king bread is easy. There are a few harder recipes but mostly just in how you form it.
Ava, I made your Ciabotta recipe. You make it so easy to follow. I made 2 loaves. When my family came in for dinner one and a half loaves was gone before dinner. I should have made a double batch. So flavorful I like that you add the salt on the 2nd proof it makes it taste so much more flavorful. Thank you for that great recipe.
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Finally Americans can eat true bread! 😉
In Southern food, most notably known as Soul Food to Black Americans, we love cornbread and black eyed peas, so I’ll definitely try the Italian version. This channel is making me realize that Italian food is one of my favorite. Eva is making me want to visit Italy. The people seem so loving and no BS. Lol. I made the classic tomato sauce with rigatoni & parmigiana, I can’t stop eating it! You guys are making cooking so approachable and fun 🤩.
BLACK EYED PEAS ARE OK BUT PINTO BEANS AKA CHILI BEANS GO THE BEST WITH CORN BREAD AND IM A BLACK MAN
American - black Southern cooking is delicious. I’m an American of Italian descent who experienced the food first hand. One time going grocery shopping with my daughter we walked into a church fundraiser barbecue on the way into the store. By the time I walked thru and sampled everything, I forgot what I went in the store to buy.
they are very passionate people
Southern food is White Caucasian food as well you racist clown.
@@mikejones24I second that !
Love seeing Eva smile, happy, and joking around! The bread recipes were awesome, thank you! 😁
Ragazzi siete favolosi Eva Non solo cucini benissimo, sei spiritosa, divertente. I vostri filmati vanno oltre i tutorial, siete una coppia di divulgatori di cultura gastronomica italiana. Mi fate sentire orgogliosa. Bravissimi!
Grazie mille!!! 😍
Bellissimo commento 👏🏻😍
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for!!! I am so interested in trying my own hand in baking bread! My family is Italian and I remember my dad baking bread, unfortunately he is no longer with us and as a child I had no interest in learning. The things we regret as adults!
Thank you so much for posting! Keep up the good work! New subbie here!!!
thank you for sharing all things italian! i think your episodes are very unique and a breath of fresh air.
my italian family has been separated from us due to divorce so i never had the opportunity to experience that part of my heritage. today after a few episodes i’m making my first bruschetta and home made pasta! hope to attend one of your tours some day! from the bottom of my heart, grazie
My husband recently discovered your channel and now we are both hooked! I really hope you do an Italian Tour in the summer. We would love the chance to go. Keep making these great Italian recipes and we'll keep watching. His family originally came from Piedmont a long time ago.
Sourdough bread is labor of love. My daughter is an artisanal baker in Fort Wayne, IN. She sales at a local year round farmer's market. Her sourdough bread is the first to go. Thank you Eva. You are one very talented woman-not only are you a great cook, you are a very good baker and a teacher! I did not learn much about baking while growing up, but I did learn how to can and freeze foods in my early 20s. I am grateful that I have this knowledge. My daughter is considering letting me help her make jellies to sell at her market stand, along with the bread and pastries. I'm the head dishwasher!
When you think back on the history of the Roman Empire and how important these breads were, it’s pretty crazy to think of. They went to war over the wheat supply, the entire reign of an emperor could depend upon whether he could keep Rome supplied with wheat. That’s one of the reasons Rome was so interested in Egypt.
Love the process of making bread! Then that glorious smell of bread baking, heavenly!
As a guy from Germany - considered as THE bread nation (with the most varieties) - I enjoyed that video SO much... how Eva teached Harper what bread really is. And he learned his lesson well... the litany of ingredients of the pre-packed "italian bread" says it all! ;-))
Who considers germany "bread nation"?:D
@@davidsuransky2278 everyone who has been in Germany and have eaten bread there. Not to speak about the fact of standing at the backery and having his mind blown away by the huge variety (and great quality!)
@@Kavanaru I was too busy drinking the beer...
@@cinemaocd1752 hehehe fair enough
@@davidsuransky2278 the Germans, I believe
Love it! I just purchased the full pasta grammar complete guide to making pasta at home, and it's absolutely awesome💯! Love your work and videos so much! Cari saluti dalla bella città di Berna, Svizzera.❤
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I love breadmaking! The ciabatta is one of my favorites and the recipe I used before was way more complicated, I'll try Eva's very soon!
Baking bread is like comfort and therapy..I used to bake bread as a teenager with my friend who was from Italy.The smell of bread baking is sooooooooo good!
All that bread looks amazing! Brava Eva! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻 And I want to second what you both said about nothing being better than a good panino made with delicious Italian bread and delicious Italian bread dipped into tomato sauce: NOTHING better in the world!!! (Now, I have to go make some bread after watching this! )😉 I hope to do a tour with you guys one day. I think it would be a blast!
Thank you Eva, I've always wanted to learn how to make Italian bread. The best bread in the world! 👍😊
Just made the ciabatta today and OMG this is the best bread I've ever had! Thank you for sharing
Devo dire che la preparazione dell' ultimo pane è stata commovente😍😍😍
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We love you Eva! You too, Harper, no disrespect, but Eva is doing all of this amazing teaching in her second language. Brava!
It's nice to see a bread episode. I started baking my own bread maybe 7 years ago and then switched to making only naturally leavened (sourdough) breads, rolls, pizza dough, pastries, etc about five years ago. The alchemy of mixing water, flour, and salt together in different combinations and ending up with entirety different results still amazes me.
I’ve been making fresh bread since Covid started and have not purchased store bought bread since. I even made a sourdough starter as well so that I can alternate. Thank you for sharing these. I’ll definitely be adding them to my bread baking. Nothing beats fresh homemade bread!
I need to cut some capicollo and prosciutto to eat with that bread
We agree!!! ❤️😂
@@PastaGrammar and please teach Americans that it is called capicollo not gabagool
Eva! You’re amazing..
Thank you both for sharing your videos with us!
I'd love to revisit the bread making process and perhaps Eva could do a tutorial on the mother yeast that she makes. Wondering if she knows how to make the "Pane Calabrese" I know from childhood? Nonna would call it a pita, a round bread with a hole in the middle. A big donut, if you will. It was a staple in our home.
I use a food processor to mix the dry ingredients and liquid takes about 1 min. Also I use a little instant potato to replace a bit of flour makes a crisp crust.
I just discovered your channel and boy I’m glad I did! I visited Camogli last year and was blown away by their focaccia! In particular, the flat cheese focaccia which was the opposite of what I, as an American, traditionally think of (American ) focaccia (doughy, oily, salty). I know it’s northern Italy, but I haven’t been able to source any recipes similar to the camogli focaccia I enjoyed there.
search for focaccia di Recco :)
@@wellaciccio2362 oh thanks for the tip!! I hadn't heard that term when we were there. Foccacia di Recco is exactly what I had in Camogli!
It's focaccia di Recco, made with stracchino, a soft cheese. Hope you will find some recipy on line
So precious that you appreciate your wife’s gifts!
My grandparents on my father's side was from Bari, Italy they would make fresh bread almost weekend. I remember watching my grandmother during the process. Their house would smell wonderful while it was baking. Also my Mom's side was from Sicily but they made a pizza but not with cheese just tomatoes and olive oil and oregano it was amazing. That wonder bread in the beginning of the video would have been an insult to them it's just white bread nothing special. Thanks for this video 🍞🥖
There are a lot of variations of cornbread in America. Generally, it does not contain yeast but is a kind of quick bread with baking powder for leavening. Also, it can be sweet and cake-like, or you can have a more sawdust version that does not contain eggs. It is not so great on its own but is perfect for crumbling into pot liquor from collard greens or in beans, chili, or black-eyed peas. I grew up eating cornbread and navy bean soup.
Love corn bread and muffins. Unfortunately my blood sugar doesn't. And from scratch. NO MIX!
Now I know how to make ciabatta! YAY!!!! Going to try it, I'm so excited, as is my husband! Told him and said, "tomorrow??"" LOL
Got the cookbook today! Can’t wait to try some recipes!
Freshly baked bread smells great and can be eaten even without anything!
Really?
Bellissimo, Eva. You inspire me to cook better and try new things. My dear mother and my nonna, were great cooks but never ever measured anything. It was just by feel and experience. I like the way you and Harper explain things. Harper asks the questions that I would normally ask, such as what’s the difference between pizza bread and ciabatta? I’m learning new things from your videos and it inspires me to try them. Thank you , my family is loving it.
Those 3 breads looked absolutely amazing! I wanted to reach into the screen and grab a piece! :)
I wish I could make my thumbs up billion times , that's how much I love all your videos . Thank you for sharing all these recipes.
Thank you!!! ❤️
As a German who is very proud of his bread, I have come to love and understand the beauty and magnificent of other cultures bread. French bread, Italian bread, Indian bread, Mexican bread, all sorts of bread when done with the love and passion Eva has, there's no way the end result will not be amazing and spectacular.
Kinda interested on recreating the last bread Eva made! It loooooked really amazing and yummy! As always thanks for all the amazing recipes, you are the best!
It was so refreshing to see her wait on the salt before adding it to the dough. Most people don't realize it but salt stops the growth of yeast. Every time I see someone add salt directly to the yeast it drives me nuts. Thank you for the recipe
I knew ciabatta was a high hydration dough, I was always afraid of making it due to the high hydration and sticking to everything. Now that I saw Eva making it, it seems much easier to me. I’m going to try making it soon.
I love ciabatta bread
I agree. It seems to be a pretty easy bread to make with a really good result
High hydration doughs are not that difficult to handle once you get the hang of it. Light touch. Typically I do not use any extra flour when forming the loaf. Use the tackiness of the dough to help you get surface tension. A little practice goes a loooong way but it is very rewarding.
PS I have never in my life used "bread flour". I use all purpose flour as a base and usually include a percentage of ra whole flour like rye, semolina, whole wheat or ESPECIALLY spelt in the mix. Spelt lends a fantastic taste and smell. If you use AP flour just make sure it has a decently high protein content. I live in Western Canada and our AP flout has a pretty high protein content (greater than 12%) which is why I do not buy bread flour.
AP flour in the US is weaker.
European flours are also weaker than the flours in the Americas.
What is so beautiful is how gentle Eva's hand movements are.
I grew up in Brooklyn and the Italian bakeries there were amazing. I am wondering is there a real Italian version of what they used to call Lard Bread? I am further West than you now in Las Vegas and if I want Italian bread I have to make it. Hoping you have a recipe because none of the ones I have seems to be the same Love you Guys !!!!
Loved this video inspirational and informative!!!! Keep up the great work.
It’s not a true Pasta Grammar video until you hear “Oh Harper”. Lol so cute.
Totes on Ava’s side for simple sandwich. I always ask for less filling at my local bakery for same price and they think I’m crazy!
I normally offer to pay more to get less filling. sometimes they understand
Awesome video guys, love the eay you put it all together, and it felt like a suprise after suprise too
Eva is so right...bread is more important than pasta. My 90 year old mother lived through the war and extreme poverty in Italy and she has told me stories about how they used to cry for bread. All your recipes are so inspiring Eva, thank you for introducing me to Calabrian and Sicilian cuisine.
My mom made Italian bread when we were kids. She wasn't Italian but she was taught by my little old Italian Nana. It was somewhere between your Ciabatta and the sourdough. I can still smell the house as it baked. One of my favorite memories was coming home to that smell then getting a piece fresh out of the oven with just some butter on it. Heaven.
I really hope you keep the tours up. It is now a bucket-list item as soon as it is possible. Love the breads 🤤 . I agree with the other comments, Eva makes bread making accessible. And I have nothing but love for #moisty 😂.
Thumbs up the video, loved it. Very entertaining. But what a bananas recipe/cooking process...
0:32 "Fantozzi contro tutti" XD
German here. Sourdough bread is really amazing. It is my favourite above all other kinds. My second favourite is potato bread which is very moist on the inside but with a crunchy crust.
Love you guys! Can't wait to watch!
A day without bread is like a day without sunshine. I enjoy your video and am going to try your recipes. I hope they turn out as good as yours.
I'm from Matera, we use to eat durum wheat flour bread and is awesome.
This is your best video yet. Homemade Italian bread is perfection
Just a quick note, Eva show us just few kind of Italian bread but in Italy we have litterally thousand kind of bread, really different from north to south. Oil bread, blowed bread, Milk bread...every region, every city, every village have his own kind of bread.
The kitchen of the world
Would love all those recipes
@@motherlogic lol you will need an encyclopedia.
And rosetta, tartaruga, ciriola, casareccio di Terni, di Genzano, di Lariano, di Altamura, toscano, francesino, mantovano, spighe, grissini, pane carasau from Sardinia, coppiette...
I keep telling myself "this is the last PastaGrammer video for today" and then i watch a few more. I need to save some for tomorrow! Love the video quality Harper, and of course, Eva ❤!
Exactly THIS! We just discovered the channel, and can. not. get. enough!
Yes! Moisty! 😁 There's nothing better than the smell of fresh baked bread, and today's an excellent day to make some. Thank you guys for another great video.
If you want to know what heaven will smell like, bake some artisan bread.
I made a double batch (2 separate bowls) of this bread yesterday and it was so good I’m making it again today. But I think you might need to verify the water measurement as 200ml with the 1 2/3 cup of flour made a very dry dough so I added water to get to the same consistency. I made a second batch today and it needed more like 350ml of water to get the wet dough consistency. Awesome bread for sandwiches. It might be my new favourite. Thanks for sharing.
Great video as always! Don’t know why but I felt like seeing the great Eva doing real Italian Ice Cream !!! Just a though … All my love guys!!!❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻
Ciao!Tutti...Big yes for gelato tutorial.!!
a lot covered in this video. I have the Ciabatta and the Sourdough Recipe...I will be trying.
Bene Grazie
I agree with Eva, bread is always a focus at Italian meals. Eva, your bread baking can definitely be right up there with the Master Bread bakers on You Tube. I have been working on my sourdough for the past 2 years watching many, many videos. I will definitely be trying your breads. Thank you!
I walk on the same street🍞
That morning view out your kitchen window! Almost as beautiful as those loaves.
Hi guys, I just discover your channel not so long ago, I really enjoy the content in general but this one being a amateur baker was just fantastic, I already do a decent ciabatta and "levito madre" bread but I love the way that you show how simple is have a good bread, one thing that a lot of people does not understood is the "pazienza" that you need when you want to have a really good result
Again many thanks for your lovely video
Splendida! Bravissima Eva!! Domani provo la tua ricetta per la ciabatta. Grazie! Silvana 😊💕
Harper, thanks for bringing and sharing Eva with us all!
Fantastic video. So much to learn from Eva.
That Calabrian cornbread isn't something I've ever heard of. So interesting, and I love cornbread. 🤣 Weirdly, it is nearly identical to the historical California mission bread. I remember having some on some sort of educational field trip when I was a kid, cooked in an adobe beehive oven.
The missions were catholic. Makes sense.
When I was a child and I came home from school, Mia mama was cooking ragù we would get the fresh Italian bread that was delivered by the Italian baker and dip it in the sauce. It was the best. Ciao da Australia 🇦🇺. I am also calabrese, della provincia di Cosenza.
Being Polish and watching you guys making bread, just made me make myself a sandwich :D Mi piaciuto molto questo video, Eva tu sei bravissima!
Such fun videos you two make.
I love ❤❤❤ great bread.
I'm definitely going to make italian cornbread today!
I need lots of luck because normally yeast breads hate me and turn out awful.
And I will definitely be using that prayer to the oven God! 🙏🏻
Thank you. God Bless and stay safe.
Classic bread from Umbria and Toscana regions is without salt (pane sciapo), since a Pope put taxes on salt on XVI century, and there was a war, we still eat that bread, it's perfect with any dish but much more with "salumi" (cured meats) like prosciutto, mortadella, capocollo, etc. On these days WHO recommend use less salt as possible, so less cured meats as possible... and also no salt on bread is another good solution, even to not change the taste of the dish.
I've heard it called pane sciocco. ;)
the roman empire has nothing to do with the bread without salt....It was about a tax though, for tuscany they are various theories, probably a Pisa tax on salt, in umbria it happened surely for a Papal state tax on salt
@@icoborg yeah, you're right, I corrected it, Romans built the street of salt, la Salaria, to transport salt all over the Empire. A Pope during XVI century put a tax and start a war between Stato della Chiesa and Perugia province, part of Perugia city was destroyed, now Rocca Paolina is underground and is just what remain from a fortress.
@@gregoryschmidt1233 pane sciapo or pane sciocco it's the same, no salt on bread, but literally sciapo means without salt, sciocco means silly 😁
@@gregoryschmidt1233 Pane sciocco it’s the common denomination in Tuscany
Wow! This is the first time you are showing us how to make bread, really exciting!!
How about how Italians make other nationalities. Like can she pull off chinese, or indian? How would her italian roots sneak into other foods.
Love your show btw!
I can still smell the aroma of fresh baked bread from the streets of Sicily!
I LOVED THIS VIDEO!! I remember nonna making her special cheese & pepper bread for me on Saturday mornings. Does Eva have a recipe for a bread that uses Provolone Cheese or another sharp, aged cheese in bread? I remember it had flecks of Rosemary or Thyme, black pepper & small chunks of sharp, delicious Provolone or Asiago Cheese in it.
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Fantastic video! Really informative.
The ending... dipping bread in tomato sauce. So many good memories. My dad bought a stand mixer from a bakery so he could make bread for the family - about ten to twelve loaves per week. We loved dipping it right out of the oven into the sauce. Delicious. ❤️
Complimenti!!! Bravissima!!
A beautiful woman with her charming, handsome husband, making beautiful, delicious and time honored food to feed the soul as well as the stomach. No other ‘cooking’ show makes me feel as connected to history as this show.
Thank you!
Eva is so adorable the way she says “buon appitito”.
Beautiful bread.
bravo guys, here in crete we have many types of bread that are very similar to italian breads. we have fresh bread from our village most days. you see the baker dropping off the bread to the tavernas around 11am and you just go in and help yourself and leave 1 euro. the stale bread is also valuable to us as we use it for making meatballs, stuffing etc etc.
Love the touch of some "down home" Southern banjo/harmonica music during the corn bread. 😂
King Arthur flour to the rescue!
I just love the two of you! You are entertaining, informative and oh so sweet and charming. I love watching your videos. The recipes make me drool.......lol. I would really love to meet you Both some day and come to your place in Italy. Keep doing what you are doing! 💕
Eva is such a badass. She is good at making all these amazing things. All of Italian cuisine and tradition is packed into her head.
Simple for eva, she is Italian, thanks for this recipes
I've watched many bread-making videos over the years and didn't realize that I had no idea how ciabatta bread was made and never watched a video or TV show making it until just now. Still love the word moisty.
I love the bread recipes.
Fantastico! Bellisimo! Rustico!
Fantozzi" e ad un certo punto gli venne un leggerissimo dubbio"😂
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Loved watching this video😊