Have you considered baking your bread on a baking steel or baking stone, Arlene? Both of these tools help conduct heat directly to the bottom of your loaf and ensure a crispy bottom crust. If you're curious to learn more, check out this article on our post about baking pizza on a baking steel. Even though the article focuses on pizza, you can expect similarly fantastic, golden brown results when baking bread. Kye@KAF

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