Should you wash your banneton basket with soap if you ordered it online and have never used it before? It came from China and I’d like to make sure it is clean but everything says to just mist it. That doesn’t sound too sanitary.
Now you tell me. Very informative on why I went to an alternate and a cast iron pot to bake my sour dough bread after it always stuck to my banneton. Very good video. Wish I saw this over a year ago.
I have been making bread a while and have quite a few books on it . But your info on rice flower and dusting was a new one !! Thanks for the help !! Awesome !!!
Thank you so much, I was gifted my baskets for Mother's Day and had no clue what to do with them. I just started making Sourdough bread recently and am hooked!
oh yes, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience,, my banneton basket did not come with instructions,, found you and am happy I did, will be exploring with you further.
I absolutely ADORE you, Betty! I have learned SO MUCH from you, and I cannot thank you enough for your videos. Please continue, because I'd be lost without you! 🙂
My starter is going great following your method. On day 6 it was trebling in size but I carried on with the feeding until day 10 so I now know it will be ready for use after 6 hours from taking it out of the fridge and feeding. Thanks for all the advice I was confused with a lot of the info available on the net but you made it so easy for me. Sourdough from the UK thanks to you:) Mick!!
Informative video. I bought several shapes of banneton. I am a francophone from Québec. The French word "boule" is ball in English, not bowl as said in the video. A bowl is "bol". Here, we are talking about a ball (boule), the shape of a round bread. In fact, we say "miche" for a baked round bread. "Une miche de pain" is a bread that is round.
Great video, lot's of good info and you have a wonderful teaching style! So glad I found you channel! Just in time; my new Banneton Baskets arrive today! Thank You Baker Bettie!❤
Bette - I love your videos - they are clear, concise and really helped me in understanding how to use the Proofing Bowl/Basket. I love your inventive use of other baking goods to dust the bowl with flour. Question: Is there a preference on what you call it - better to call it a Proofing Basket or Proofing Bowl? Which one is more accurate and more people will identify with? Thank you!
I really appreciate the information you shared about the Banneton basket. I wasn't sure how to use the basket so I was hesitant ordering one. Heading over to Amazon now to place my order. Thank you for mentioning the baskets are not used for baking and how to clean the baskets. This video has been very helpful and very much appreciated!
So so happy I decided to do a search before using my new baskets. They arrived with no instructions. This was very easy to follow and super helpful! Just hit the subscribe button!!
Hi Bettie, could you please mention how to take care of liner? Can you wash it with soap? Can you use it to cover when proofing dough in the fridge or it will dry the dough? Thanks for videos!
Great tip on the rice flour and tea strainer! I made my first loaf with a Banneton basket today, using rice flour for dusting the basket and the tea strainer for doing the dusting and it worked out perfectly. Any tips on what else I can do with the rice flour?
Make homemade fortune cookies! bakerbettie.com/how-to-make-fortune-cookies/ It's also great to use as a thickening agent like cornstarch in soups and sauces.
Very informative, thank you! I've used wheat flour for such a long time and had no idea about the rice flour properties, thus I've sometimes been struggling with dough getting caught just like you describe, definitely going to switch and try rice flower going forward!
I just bought smaller banneton baskets 6.5 inch and 7 inch how do i know how much dough to put in this size basket since most recipes either make one Loaf which fits into one 9-10inch banneton or the recipe makes 2 Loaves which fit into 9-10 inch banneton
Please clarify, you said that every time we use the banneton to give it another dusting, however you did not state if we also need to spray it lightly with water.
Hi there! I am a baby baker when it comes to bread, as in never baked bread (other yummies yes) before. Can i use coconut flour or arrowroot flour instead of rice? Thanks for your help!
Thank you. I have just used a basket (first attempt at Sour dough 😬) and even turning the dough out it is hard and leathery on the bottom, is that how it is meant to be?
I thought this was going to cover how to *initially* prep your new basket when you receive it. Mine clearly has little miscellaneous fibers and strands. Should I give it a wash? Coat it in mineral oil?
Can I use this basket for proofing day if I had to do it 3-4 times and don’t have to cover bread just leave in a warm area? I have these baskets never knew how to use I can’t thank you enough I was almost going to buy an expensive pooper that milk street advertised I’ll be awaiting to hear from you and then I’ll be on my merry way to baking thank you
Loving your videos for beginners, thank you. Can I ask why you wet the basket before first use? Is it just to clean off contaminants or another reason?
If you do use the banner on liner to make the designs, do you just dust the loaf with flour and put it in or also dust the cover with a bit of rice flour too?
Can I use a gluten free product such as Krusteaz Gluten free flour to prime my proofing basket instead of pure Rice flour? I ask because I already have some of that.
No one asked if we can use brown rice flour or dos if HAVE TO BE WHITE rice flour? There is also SWEET RICE FLOUR... Thanks foe your reply...Just starting out baking sourdough.
Wow, I wish I had seen your videos before I started my sourdough journey. I watched the shaping video and now know what I was doing wrong! I have silicone banneton baskets...are they OK, or should I go to a more ridged basket?
My husband didn't read any instructions before using our new banneton basket. Just used bakers flour on dry basket. We have a lot of dough stuck in the grooves. Best way to clean and get it back to new again??
Im sorry if this is a newbie question, I'm new to bread baking. What's the purpose of using a proofing basket as opposed to a standard mixing bowl? I know they are made differently just wondering the reason behind the need for a specific proofing basket. Thank you.
Hi, do you mean you want to put the dough on top of the cover in the basket? You can but you still need to dust rice flour over the top of the cover before adding the dough. If you don't have rice flour you can use cornmeal or semolina.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. When I use the banneton basket, I don't get the wonderful transfer of the pattern/rings from the basket. What am I doing wrong? Your guidance is much appreciated 🙂
Does your banneton have clear ridges and lines or are they more subtle? I suspect maybe you're adding a bit too much flour into the banneton so that the pattern isn't showing up. Try a little less next time.
I took your bread class recently! I just made your recipe no-kneed lean dough master recipe that you gave us. I used my scale and did not very from the recipe or change anything. When it was done proofing in the bannaton basket, it was sticky. It was actually sticky after the first rise. I know temperature makes a difference. In Chicago it’s been HOT and running A/C. Any thoughts??
I did my first sourdough attempt *before* finding your super helpful videos--and also didn't have rice flour that time. Now I have some very, very, very caked on bits of hard dried dough deep in the crevices of my banneton. I'm ready with my starter, rice flour, everything I've learned from you...but I don't want to destroy this poor banneton. Do I dust/bake over the bits? Try to soften/clean them out? Thanks for any advice! ❤️
Can I store the seasoned bannetons with the liners installed in them or will that create mold? Also, I've heard you can throw rice into a coffee grinder and whiz it up if you are out of rice flour. Do you agree?
The risen part of my loaf flattens out and spreads on my tray or stone when I turn it over. Am I making too much bread? Leaves me with this lined top much smaller than my loaf
If you look for my video titled "Sourdough Bread Baking Equipment" in the written description, you will find links to some good banneton baskets to purchase.
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Bettie, can you explain the advantage of using a proofing basket verses a ceramic/glass mixing bowl?
OMG rice flower! You are the non-stick Goddess. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this.I ordered three of the bowls and wasn’t sure how to use them,with the cloth or not,now I know thanks to this great video 👍😊
You are so welcome!
Thanks for explaining how to use the baskets and why the steps you described are important. Now it all makes sense!
Should you wash your banneton basket with soap if you ordered it online and have never used it before? It came from China and I’d like to make sure it is clean but everything says to just mist it. That doesn’t sound too sanitary.
Now you tell me. Very informative on why I went to an alternate and a cast iron pot to bake my sour dough bread after it always stuck to my banneton. Very good video. Wish I saw this over a year ago.
I have been making bread a while and have quite a few books on it . But your info on rice flower and dusting was a new one !! Thanks for the help !! Awesome !!!
Thank you so much, I was gifted my baskets for Mother's Day and had no clue what to do with them. I just started making Sourdough bread recently and am hooked!
Wonderful! You'll love them!
Thank you. This saved me a lot of experimenting.
Glad you found it helpful!
That is a wonderful tip, I was getting frustrated using All-Purpose flour and having it stick to the basket. Thank You so much!
You are so welcome!
@@BakerBettie it worked like magic, the dough came right out of the form!
oh yes, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience,, my banneton basket did not come with instructions,, found you and am happy I did, will be exploring with you further.
So glad you found it helpful!
Same here. Thank you 🤗
Thank you! Short, sweet and to the point!
Beautiful, simple, and informative video on preparing and using your banetton. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
I absolutely ADORE you, Betty! I have learned SO MUCH from you, and I cannot thank you enough for your videos. Please continue, because I'd be lost without you! 🙂
My starter is going great following your method. On day 6 it was trebling in size but I carried on with the feeding until day 10 so I now know it will be ready for use after 6 hours from taking it out of the fridge and feeding. Thanks for all the advice I was confused with a lot of the info available on the net but you made it so easy for me.
Sourdough from the UK thanks to you:)
Mick!!
Thank you!! I thought the lining was a must and was wondering why then the beautiful shape!
I'm glad I could clear that up for you!
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Fantastic, relatable, simple and detailed instruction. I subscribed immediately, and I rarely do. Your website was added to my favorites!
great clip on bannetons, that tea strainer tip is pro, thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
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Informative video. I bought several shapes of banneton. I am a francophone from Québec. The French word "boule" is ball in English, not bowl as said in the video. A bowl is "bol". Here, we are talking about a ball (boule), the shape of a round bread. In fact, we say "miche" for a baked round bread. "Une miche de pain" is a bread that is round.
Thanks for the info! That's so helpful!
En France, nous disons également une "tourte" mais généralement la tourte est une tourte de pain de campagne donc en partie farine de seigle.
Thank you for this. Straight to the point, super helpful and thorough.
Great video would like to see how you rinsed the basket! Thank you.
She said to lightly rinse it with the sprayer. You really need a visual for that?
Thank you for explaining how to use a Banneton basket. Your video is extremely helpful.
You are so welcome!
You are the best teacher!! Simple clear explanations ❤❤
Great video, lot's of good info and you have a wonderful teaching style! So glad I found you channel! Just in time; my new Banneton Baskets arrive today! Thank You Baker Bettie!❤
Bette - I love your videos - they are clear, concise and really helped me in understanding how to use the Proofing Bowl/Basket. I love your inventive use of other baking goods to dust the bowl with flour. Question: Is there a preference on what you call it - better to call it a Proofing Basket or Proofing Bowl? Which one is more accurate and more people will identify with? Thank you!
I really appreciate the information you shared about the Banneton basket. I wasn't sure how to use the basket so I was hesitant ordering one. Heading over to Amazon now to place my order. Thank you for mentioning the baskets are not used for baking and how to clean the baskets. This video has been very helpful and very much appreciated!
You're welcome!
Just bought a brotform so this is a great video to watch. I have found your videos very informative. Thank you!
Great information, my daughter bought it for me but I was afraid to experiment with it. Thanks for your expertise.
So so happy I decided to do a search before using my new baskets. They arrived with no instructions. This was very easy to follow and super helpful! Just hit the subscribe button!!
You are so welcome!
You just answered my question. I wasn’t sure when you use the liner. Thank you
You are so welcome!
Thank you I would have not known any of this I just got my whole red wheat to start grinding but I'm going to order more grains next week
Thanks for this easy and to the point video. I'm new to baking breads and all this is new for me.
You're welcome!
Really useful. Answers a lot of questions for me. Many thanks.
Clear, concise, specific instructions. Thank you!
Hi Bettie, could you please mention how to take care of liner? Can you wash it with soap? Can you use it to cover when proofing dough in the fridge or it will dry the dough? Thanks for videos!
. . . . . . . well presented, to the point. . . . . . .questions anticipated and answered. . . . . . . great outro music . . . .
Can the Banneton Basket go in the Breville Oven on the proofing setting?
I came to learn about bannetons and you delivered. :D Thank you.
Great tip on the rice flour and tea strainer! I made my first loaf with a Banneton basket today, using rice flour for dusting the basket and the tea strainer for doing the dusting and it worked out perfectly. Any tips on what else I can do with the rice flour?
Make homemade fortune cookies! bakerbettie.com/how-to-make-fortune-cookies/
It's also great to use as a thickening agent like cornstarch in soups and sauces.
Very informative, thank you!
I've used wheat flour for such a long time and had no idea about the rice flour properties, thus I've sometimes been struggling with dough getting caught just like you describe, definitely going to switch and try rice flower going forward!
Great information on how to take care of my banneton. Thank you so much!
Thank you! Just the info I needed after watching your sourdough class :)
Stay groovy!
Enjoy!
My wild yeast starter is on day five and looking beautiful. Cant wait to put my banneton to use.
Good luck!
Excellent explanation! Thank you!
Excellent information, brief but comprehensive, thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
I just bought smaller banneton baskets 6.5 inch and 7 inch how do
i know how much dough to put in this size basket since most recipes either make one
Loaf which fits into one 9-10inch banneton or the recipe makes 2
Loaves which fit into 9-10 inch banneton
Thank you very much for this. Very straight-forward and informative.
You're very welcome!
Excellent video! Everything I needed to know. Thanks
Please clarify, you said that every time we use the banneton to give it another dusting, however you did not state if we also need to spray it lightly with water.
Yes, I suggest you do a light spray of water and then a dusting before you use it everytime.
Great video. Thanks for the instructions. They were clear and concise. Question - I don't have rice flour. Could I use a GF flour instead?
Hi there! I am a baby baker when it comes to bread, as in never baked bread (other yummies yes) before. Can i use coconut flour or arrowroot flour instead of rice? Thanks for your help!
A flour with a slightly gritty less fine texture. I use a finely milled polenta grain myself… also teff flour is good.
Thank you for the video, it was very helpful.
Bettie you’re the best. Thank you!
Thank you. I have just used a basket (first attempt at Sour dough 😬) and even turning the dough out it is hard and leathery on the bottom, is that how it is meant to be?
I thought this was going to cover how to *initially* prep your new basket when you receive it. Mine clearly has little miscellaneous fibers and strands. Should I give it a wash? Coat it in mineral oil?
What size of round and oval banneton baskets would you recommend? Thanks.
Where is your outfit from!? It is so cute. Ps thank you for your videos 🫶🏻 at the beginning of my sourdough journey and having a lot of fun so far
Can I use this basket for proofing day if I had to do it 3-4 times and don’t have to cover bread just leave in a warm area? I have these baskets never knew how to use I can’t thank you enough I was almost going to buy an expensive pooper that milk street advertised I’ll be awaiting to hear from you and then I’ll be on my merry way to baking thank you
Once you have prepped the basket, where and how do you store it? Thanks. Love your series on sourdough. Your teaching is so easy to follow.
I store it with the cloth cap on it (most baskets come with it).
Loving your videos for beginners, thank you. Can I ask why you wet the basket before first use? Is it just to clean off contaminants or another reason?
Very helpful! Thank-you👍🏽♥️katie
You're welcome!
If you do use the banner on liner to make the designs, do you just dust the loaf with flour and put it in or also dust the cover with a bit of rice flour too?
I have the same question I hope she’ll respond!
Can I use a gluten free product such as Krusteaz Gluten free flour to prime my proofing basket instead of pure Rice flour? I ask because I already have some of that.
Thank you. This is just the video I'm looking for
Great!
One question when do I put the dough into the basket? Before the bulk ferment? after?
No one asked if we can use brown rice flour or dos if HAVE TO BE WHITE rice flour? There is also SWEET RICE FLOUR... Thanks foe your reply...Just starting out baking sourdough.
Thanks for the info. Exactly what I needed to know. Very helpful! :)
That dress is so cute on you!
Thank you so much. I have two but no idea how to use.
You are so welcome!
Boule is French for Ball... Bol is French for bowl. Your pronunciation is good. Great video!
buzzy yep, you’re right! I misspoke.
Wow, I wish I had seen your videos before I started my sourdough journey. I watched the shaping video and now know what I was doing wrong! I have silicone banneton baskets...are they OK, or should I go to a more ridged basket?
Hi! I haven't used a silicone banneton basket but since you have it give it a shot! Let me know how it goes.
Thank you Bettie, answered a lot of questions, great video
I'm so glad you found it useful!
Ahhhhh, rice flour. So many stuck loaves before I came looking for the answer! Thank you.
You are so welcome!
My husband didn't read any instructions before using our new banneton basket. Just used bakers flour on dry basket. We have a lot of dough stuck in the grooves. Best way to clean and get it back to new again??
Here you go! bakerbettie.com/banneton-basket-prep-and-care/
Thanks for the clear instructions.
You're so welcome!
Can i just wash the covers in the washer machine?
Hi can you use the cloth liner as a cover to prove overnight in fridge? Also I'm afraid of arsenic in rice flour :(
Do we need to rice flour the basket liner if we choose to use that instead of the basket rings?
I just put my dough in the basket without any flour -- ha ha! This is gonna be a mess in 6 hours ... thank you for the info on how to use it properly!
Im sorry if this is a newbie question, I'm new to bread baking. What's the purpose of using a proofing basket as opposed to a standard mixing bowl? I know they are made differently just wondering the reason behind the need for a specific proofing basket. Thank you.
Do you need to dust the cover with rice flour if you're using it on the bottom, under the dough?
Can you put them in the oven for the proofing? My oven has a bread proof option.
If you don’t have rice flour yet but are ready to make your first loaf can you use the cover in the beginning with your basket
Hi, do you mean you want to put the dough on top of the cover in the basket? You can but you still need to dust rice flour over the top of the cover before adding the dough. If you don't have rice flour you can use cornmeal or semolina.
Thanks for the Great Baking tips!!
You're so welcome! Hope you find them helpful!
Thank you so much! I learned a lot 🙏🏻
You're so welcome!
Great video! Thank you! Just found your channel and now a subscriber. :)
What size banneton basket is best 8 or 9 inch?
So when we put the discard in the fridge do we need to feed that or no?
I have a brod & Taylor proofer can I put my baskets into the proofer?
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. When I use the banneton basket, I don't get the wonderful transfer of the pattern/rings from the basket. What am I doing wrong? Your guidance is much appreciated 🙂
Does your banneton have clear ridges and lines or are they more subtle? I suspect maybe you're adding a bit too much flour into the banneton so that the pattern isn't showing up. Try a little less next time.
I took your bread class recently! I just made your recipe no-kneed lean dough master recipe that you gave us. I used my scale and did not very from the recipe or change anything. When it was done proofing in the bannaton basket, it was sticky. It was actually sticky after the first rise.
I know temperature makes a difference. In Chicago it’s been HOT and running A/C. Any thoughts??
Hi, what size is your round banneton and for what dough weight? I am worried that if I use a too big banneton, the dough will flatten out.
9 inch is pretty standard
I did my first sourdough attempt *before* finding your super helpful videos--and also didn't have rice flour that time. Now I have some very, very, very caked on bits of hard dried dough deep in the crevices of my banneton. I'm ready with my starter, rice flour, everything I've learned from you...but I don't want to destroy this poor banneton. Do I dust/bake over the bits? Try to soften/clean them out? Thanks for any advice! ❤️
Great video and guide. Would you still put rice flour if you use the cloth insert?
Yes, I do! It really helps it not stick!
Can I store the seasoned bannetons with the liners installed in them or will that create mold? Also, I've heard you can throw rice into a coffee grinder and whiz it up if you are out of rice flour. Do you agree?
That's what I just did yesterday, used my blender which also works, and it worked like a charm!
The risen part of my loaf flattens out and spreads on my tray or stone when I turn it over. Am I making too much bread? Leaves me with this lined top much smaller than my loaf
So do I need to dust it even if I want to use the cloth cover?
Great tips. Thank you. My virgin banneton thanks you…
Thanks for good information.plz tell how to good benneton basket
If you look for my video titled "Sourdough Bread Baking Equipment" in the written description, you will find links to some good banneton baskets to purchase.
Also, if I don’t have rice flour, can I just use normal flour?
Do you usually wash the banneton covers in the washing machine?