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Because I want to convey how worthwhile it is to make bread at home, I’ll explain how to make homemade bread easily, since nowadays we have lots of tools that make every stage of the process much easier.

There is no easier way to make bread than with a bread maker. You only need to put the ingredients into it and choose the program you want. Likewise, the bread maker allows you to make jam without having to be there stirring the mixture. In short, a real luxury.

Patricia, author of Sabores y Momentos, surprises us this time with a rich and very easy fluffy bread: an olive bread recipe that will become a household classic — you'll see there won't be a crumb left!

To accompany the sandwich and enjoy a balanced meal, I have chosen a simple green salad of tomato, lettuce and spring onion that I dressed with a fantastic Modena balsamic vinegar that comes with a super practical spray and that you can find in the "Pantry" section of Claudia&Julia.

Today we're going to see how to make a Bordelaise crown or Bordelaise Kings' crown. The recipe for this delicious bread, very eye-catching but easy to prepare at home, is brought to us by Eva, author of Bake-Street. Take her good advice—she's handled many doughs!

I believe there is no greater satisfaction than eating the bread you have made yourself. To taste the result after so much care put into selecting the ingredients, the kneading, the watching during fermentation... Seeing the evolution the dough goes through during the process is a truly thrilling experience... and without a doubt, after tasting the bread, Delicious! Today I want to tell you about Emile Henry bread ovens, and offer you some recipes for them.

How can something as simple as a good piece of bread with chocolate be so delicious? I'm sure many of you will remember having it often during childhood snacks. Today Miriam, from El Invitado de Invierno, invites us to do it again, but with some delicious homemade Vienna rolls. Will you resist the temptation?

As is traditional during Lent and Holy Week, we invite you to make torrijas, this sweet which, although it originated from the need to use up leftover bread from several days, is so delicious that it has become a highly desired dessert or snack. Carmen, author of Yerbabuena en la cocina, brings us the recipe with a slightly different touch: instead of sugar or honey, she sweetens them with a delicious orange-and-honey syrup. Happy Holy Week!

I really enjoy baking bread at home, but the truth is that, being practical as I am, I tend to look for uncomplicated recipes since bread can require a lot of time. Today's recipe fits perfectly the kind of recipes I like: with a very easy-to-follow step-by-step, ingredients you'll easily find, and a result that, besides being delicious, will be a hit at home.

Baking bread at home is one of the most rewarding and satisfying things I know. Not only is it a process that relaxes us, but it also allows us to enjoy artisan, freshly baked bread every day.