
Barbara Alpern
Long time professional artisan bread baker, caramel maker and member of our Baker Specialist team, Barb grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has four grown sons. She has baked in Michigan, Maine, Vermont, and Texas (if you count baking cookies for her son's wedding!).
Posts by Barbara Alpern
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Maintaining a smaller sourdough starter
10/30/2018Here at King Arthur Flour's Baker's Hotline we hear a common lament from frugal sourdough bakers:… -
Determining the friction factor in baking
8/27/2018In our earlier blog post on Desired Dough Temperature, we introduced a formula that professional… -
Desired Dough Temperature
5/29/2018When the seasons change it's not uncommon for our Baker's Hotline to hear from frustrated… -
Sourdough starter troubleshooting, part 2
3/12/2018In our first sourdough starter troubleshooting post we tackled sourdough starter viability, and what will… -
Sourdough starter troubleshooting
3/09/2018“Did I kill my starter?” This is a surprisingly common sourdough question on our Baker’s… -
Using the autolyse method
9/29/2017If artisan bread baking is a passion of yours, you’ve no doubt come across the… -
Kneading wet dough by hand
6/19/2017Have you ever heard the saying “wetter is better” when it comes to bread dough?… -
Steam in bread baking
2/28/2017Have you ever loaded your perfectly risen artisan bread into the oven, only to discover… -
Levain for sandwich bread
12/09/2016Have you ever used a levain for sandwich bread? I recently took a class at… -
How to make Jewish Rye Bread, Part 2
3/23/2016Yesterday we prepared the rye sour, old bread soaker, and ground caraway seeds for our… -
How to Make Jewish Rye Bread, Part 1
3/22/2016I’m a rye girl from way back. When I was growing up in Michigan I… -
Artisan Sourdough Bread Tips, part 3
10/15/2015At last, a baked loaf! This is the third and final installment of our artisan… -
Artisan Sourdough Bread Tips, part 2
10/14/2015Are you ready to learn some new artisan baking techniques today? If you haven't been… -
Artisan Sourdough Bread Tips, part 1
10/13/2015One of the most frequently asked sourdough questions we get on our Baker's Hotline is,… -
Flourless Chocolate Truffle Cake
3/10/2015Passover is a holiday that celebrates questions – none of which have to do with… -
Mom’s Caramels
12/10/2014With this post we welcome first-time King Arthur Flour blogger Barb Alpern, a dedicated bread-baker,…
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