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Peter Reinhart

Baker and educator. Author of The Bread Baker's Apprentice; a foundational text on fermentation for home cooks.

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Cited in 2 places

  • Pizza Dough/ Counterpoint
    Peter Reinhart's stretch-and-fold approach in The Bread Baker's Apprentice argues for minimal hands-on kneading: the gluten organises itself if you give it folds and time. You are aligning gluten, not punishing it.
    The Bread Baker's Apprentice — Ten Speed Press (2001)
  • Pizza Dough/ Argument
    Gentle folds at intervals build strength without overheating or tearing the dough (Reinhart, The Bread Baker's Apprentice).
    Knead or Fold — argued for "Stretch and Fold"