Rye sourdough bread with hazelnuts and walnuts
I visited some friends a while ago who told me that near my work there is a bakery that makes bread with a sourdough starter that is 500 years old! That instantly sparked a desire in me for making my...
View ArticleBrioche bread
Soft and fluffy sweet bread that is perfect for the morning or even as a sandwich base if you like sweet and savoury at the same time. It is ever slightly on the dense side at the seams, so next time I...
View ArticleDorset apple cake
Baking tv shows are the best, yesterday I watched the first episode of Britain’s Best Bakery online and the contestants had to make this lovely cake for their final challenge. It made me crave apple...
View ArticleWhite sourdough bread with seeds
This loaf is made with a 66% hydration and the starter is made from Manitoba flour. Lovely and crispy, moist and wholesome, but I should have added more seeds. Perhaps next time I will try using some...
View ArticlePandoro
This Italian sweet bread typical of the holiday season is loaded with eggs and butter. Something that is usually quite difficult to replicate, however I was determined to try and make this to see if I...
View ArticleMultiseed wholemeal and rye sourdough bread
This is a spin on the bread I made earlier this week, however I cut the white bread flour with rye and wholemeal and also doubled the amount of seeds. This gives it a much more rustic and nutty...
View ArticleSourdough cinnamon rolls
I have never been a huge fan of cinnamon flavoured sweets but as of lately I’ve been growing on it and using it more than I ever have, and craved cinnamon rolls for some reason. It was my first...
View ArticleRavioli with cashew and tofu filling
I’d been meaning to make these for a long time and finally convinced my mum to get her pasta machine out of the cupboard. This morning when I got up she had everything ready for us to prepare the...
View ArticlePumpkin and poppy seed bread
When you think of pumpkin bread the idea of quick bread banana bread-like loaf springs to mind, however this is a simple sourdough leavened loaf in which I used pumpkin puree instead of water. The...
View ArticleSpelt rosemary focaccia
I thought I would name this the best ever focaccia recipe but I generally find blog posts with such titles highly off putting and not enough intriguing to make me want to recreate it myself. So I’ll...
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