š„Birotes Salados, Part 4: Baking Iām already knowing this is gonna scare some people away š« This part of the recipe is where I kept failing in the last 3 years. I just couldnāt get my birotes to open up, and itās mostly because I have a gas oven! If you have a gas oven and follow these steps, I promise you can make beautiful birotes. If you have an electric oven, chances are youāll have a much easier time with this. I havenāt tested it myself, but you can probably skip the initial burst of steam step, and donāt need to block vents. The reason I have to do all this with a gas oven is because THEY DO NOT HOLD STEAM! Steam is SO important to develop a nice crunchy crust. The āoven offā method is also important because it allows the bread to rise to its full potential with RESIDUAL heat, which prevents the crust from hardening too quickly, thus preventing maximum oven spring. The full written recipe is already on my blog as always! Stay tuned for part 5 next week, where Iāll talk about the history of the birote and how I formulated my recipe š
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