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You’ve probably seen at least one or two homemade loaves of bread on your social media feeds as most of us are stuck at home in quarantine. Maybe you’ve even tried making a loaf of sourdough or challah yourself. So, why are so many people turning to bread baking in these uncertain times? We posed that question to expert baker² Sara Molinaro.

Molinaro is the lead instructor³ at Zingerman’s Bakehouse. She said she thinks the breadmaking craze is due, in part, to the uncertainty⁴ of this moment. People don't know if the grocery store will have what they need or if they'll find empty shelves. So, she explained, people have decided⁵ to try making their own food where they can, and bread seems like a safe bet.

“I think there’s something very comforting about bread. Period, full stop,” Molinaro explained. “I think the fact that people are able to, with the right recipes, with a minimal⁶ amount of equipment, bake bread at home and nourish their families, I think there’s something very comforting and reassuring⁷ about that in a time when very little else is.”

While eating a loaf of freshly-baked bread is comforting, making one yourself can be a little intimidating⁸. Molinaro told us that a lot of newbie breadmakers are afraid about working with yeast⁹, which can sometimes be persnickety. But, she said, the only way to learn is to actually start baking.

“I can tell you that so much of what I’ve learned about baking came from making lots of mistakes.”

One of the common mistakes bakers¹⁰ make, Molinaro said, is not giving their dough¹ enough time to rise. Yeast reacts differently in different temperatures. A recipe may call to leave bread to rise for one hour, and on a 70 degree day, that will be plenty of time. But on a chilly¹¹, mid-April afternoon, it will need extra proofing time.

“Learning to understand that your home environment, and whether it’s cooler or warmer, or whatever’s going on outside and inside really come into play,” she said.

One side effect of the breadmaking craze has been a shortage of ingredients like yeast and flour at some stores. Molinaro said that while there are options to make your own yeast, you might have better luck at a smaller store than a larger grocery chain.

“I have been surprised that what’s totally out at one store, you know, I drove to a smaller market or sort of a more local chain and I had everything I needed,” she said. “I found that those stores need our business more anyway.”

While Sara isn’t teaching any in-person classes right now, she’s still sharing her breadmaking wisdom on Zingerman’s Facebook page and blog. Her other job? Keeping Fred and Jerome—the bakery's sourdough starters—happy and well fed.

1 dough   

n.生面团；钱，现款

参考例句：

• She formed the dough into squares.她把生面团捏成四方块。
• The baker is kneading dough.那位面包师在揉面。

2 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

3 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

4 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 minimal   

adj.尽可能少的，最小的

参考例句：

• They referred to this kind of art as minimal art.他们把这种艺术叫微型艺术。
• I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.我住在朋友家，所以我的花费很小。

7 reassuring   

a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的，使人放心的

参考例句：

• He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。
• With a reassuring pat on her arm, he left. 他鼓励地拍了拍她的手臂就离开了。

8 intimidating   

vt.恐吓，威胁( intimidate的现在分词)

参考例句：

• They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
• This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。

9 yeast   

n.酵母；酵母片；泡沫；v.发酵；起泡沫

参考例句：

• Yeast can be used in making beer and bread.酵母可用于酿啤酒和发面包。
• The yeast began to work.酵母开始发酵。

10 bakers   

n.面包师( baker的名词复数 )；面包店；面包店店主；十三

参考例句：

• The Bakers have invited us out for a meal tonight. 贝克一家今晚请我们到外面去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The bakers specialize in catering for large parties. 那些面包师专门负责为大型宴会提供食品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。