Our Newest Bread Shatters Like Glass

Pan de Cristal looks like its namesake crystal, but eats like custard. Free shipping on orders over $80 [logo]( [hero]( — Bake of the week — Like no other bread you've seen Good morning. Last year, my colleague Martin Philip started noticing a wild new bread on the internet. "There were crazy pictures of breads with wildly open crumbs," he remembers. Martin has been baking bread professionally for 15 years, so I figured he'd seen it all. But these breads — with their giant, airy holes— "were like nothing I've ever seen." The pictures warranted two burning questions: First, what was the bread he was looking at? The answer to that one was easy: It was Pan de Cristal — "Glass Bread." Answering the second question — How can I make it? — took a little more work. But after consulting with bakers around the world and making test batch after test batch after test batch, Martin cracked the code, and [his recipe]( is now our Bake of the Week. It's a recipe that seems destined to fail in the beginning; when the dough is first mixed, it's as thin as pancake batter. But after a series of folds and rests, what was once pourable becomes a gorgeous, marshmallow-y dough. Be gentle with it, and you'll achieve the bread's ridiculously light, weblike crumb. That crumb makes for a killer shot for Instagram. But that's not really the point. Because though the visuals are what initially intrigued Martin about Pan de Cristal, it's the flavor — the shattery, fried-like crust and custardy inside — that made him stick around. See you next week, David Tamarkin Editorial Director [Bake Pan de Cristal ›]( — Featured Virtual Class — Bake with Erin McDowell for a cause! [Sign Up Today]( — Recipe of the Year 2022 — The Ultimate Bagel Sandwich is here! [Bake it Now]( [Shop ›]( [Recipes ›]( [Learn ›]( [Blog ›]( [Rewards ›]( Connect With Us [ftsocial_facebook]( [ftsocial_instagram]( [ftsocial_twitter]( customercare@kingarthurbaking.com Call toll-free: 800.827.6836 58 Billings Farm Road, White River Junction, VT 05001 Free standard shipping offer valid with your merchandise order over $80. This offer applies within the 48 contiguous United States. Hawaii, Alaska, and U.S. Territories will be charged a $9.50 upgrade to ship via USPS Priority. If you select express shipping options additional charges will apply. Your merchandise total consists of the sum of the products you've placed in your shopping cart and does not include any sales tax, shipping, gift cards, Baker's Rewards Plus membership or King Arthur Baking School classes. Offer will automatically be applied during checkout. Offer cannot be applied to previous or pending purchases. Not redeemable for cash or credit. Offer valid online only. Offer valid through 1/23/2022, 11:59PM ET. You are receiving this because you signed up for King Arthur emails. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. View this email as a [web page](. [Preferences]( [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy](