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Hi, I'm Father Dominic the Bread Monk, author of "How to Be a Breadhead" and this is a Breadhead
Minute. So how can I tell if the loaf is fully baked? Well, I can tell by time of course
but every recipe is a little bit different and every oven is a little bit different.
The time honored method is to thump the top. If it sounds hollow, then it's baked. Better
still to use an instant read thermometer. A fully baked loaf of bread reads 190 degrees
or above. 190 to 195 and then you know it's fully baked in the middle. For some breads
like multi-grain breads you can go all the way up to 200 because they can be a little
bit denser. And then you'll know you'll have success with your loaf. But remember, bread
continues to bake once it comes out of the oven. Moisture begins to come out of the center.
If you cut it now it will be really doughy. I'm Father Dominic the Bread Monk, become
a Breadhead and you'll be blessed. This Breadhead Minute made possible by the Home Baking Association,
resources at homebaking.org.