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Creating moisture in the oven or on a loaf of bread helps to give the finished loaf a crisp crust. Using a spray bottle with a fine spray, mist the loaf with water a few times during the first 10 minutes of baking.
This slows down the formation of the top crust, so the loaf will rise higher as it bakes and form a crisp crust. Or add moisture by placing a metal pan with hot water in the oven with the bread. As the water evaporates in the hot oven, it will dry the surface of the bread so a hard crust is formed.
From "Betty Crocker's Complete Cookbook, Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, 9th Edition." Text Copyright 2000 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.