Honestly, the intimidation factor of bread baking was the main reason I wrote this post. I find bread recipes so complicated and confusing! But once you're aware of the main steps, it becomes way simpler.

You either need to spend a some time practising kneading, or get your hands on a no-knead bread technique. I started by reading Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast – a book which goes into excruciating detail about making no-knead artisan bread – but started kneading dough once I felt more confidence about the rest of the process. Once you're familiar with what dough feels like when you've kneaded it, it's much easier to handle.