Bake wholesome #realbread at home with tried and tested recipes from The Bread She Bakes
Tried and tested bread recipes for home baking. Simple, delicious, rewarding – enjoy!
I started using Kamut khorasan flour in bread baking two months ago and have not stopped using it since. It tastes excellent in sourdough breads and I’ve baked some of the best loaves of bread I’ve ever tasted with this beautiful flour. Here is my Kamut bread recipe, also incorporating flax seeds. I recommend it! “Kamut” is a … Read more
A fantastic recipe brought to you by Annemarie and her son Martin Buchmayr from Franking in the Austrian Innviertel! These delicious rye loaves are baked in a homemade brick oven. Here are some impressions from a typical baking day in Franking- Ingredients – 250g light rye flour (R960) 300g wheat flour (strong bread flour) Approx. … Read more
Described as ‘the antithesis of the industrial factory loaf’ by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, pain de campagne (French for ‘country bread’) is my favourite everyday loaf. This pain de campagne recipe using sourdough starter for leavening the dough is a delightful loaf of bread, guaranteed to please your family, friends or dinner guests. What is pain de … Read more
It’s super quick to make these amazing flatbreads – if the sun comes out you can be ready to put them on the grill in just over an hour! Holidaying in my parents’ house in Austria, we had a family BBQ this afternoon. There is a wonderful ‘Kräuterschnecke’ (which translates as ‘herb snail’) in our … Read more
Austrian bread dumplings are an absolute treat and Zedl, our traditional family bread, is the BEST starting point for making these brilliant boiled bread balls. In general, you will only need a few ingredients to make Austrian bread dumplings: stale white bread rolls, milk, water, eggs, salt and chives for decoration (optional). Austrian bread dumplings are great … Read more
This whole milk bread recipe makes one of the most comforting loaves of bread I’ve ever tasted. It’s gorgeously soft and pillowy and deliciously wholesome. The proofing and baking process is a real spectacle as the dough boldly spills over the top of the tin and then rises to exuberant heights in the oven. “The … Read more
I personally get on well with gluten, a natural protein found in wheat and other grains. I am, however, painfully aware that not everyone is as lucky. Gluten-free bread recipes don’t have a particularly good reputation; but I found a great recipe that uses a variety of gluten-free flours and tastes delicious! The role … Read more
By Yasmin Sulaiman – One of the things I love most about home-baked bread is that – unlike the pre-sliced, shop-bought variety – it never goes mouldy. White bread does, however, go rock hard when left uneaten for a few days. But that doesn’t mean it’s destined for the bin; there’s still plenty of life left … Read more
It’s picnic time! Well, almost… It’s mid-April and in Edinburgh we have maximum temperatures of 8°C and wind gusts of up to 47 mph. So, not quite picnic weather yet, but I’m sure when the Scottish summer comes, it’s going to be amazing! The unpredictable Scottish weather is exactly why a picnic loaf needs to be … Read more
Spending some days at home in the Austrian Innviertel last week, I got to indulge in one of my all-time-favourite breads: Zedl (also referred to as Innviertler Zelten or Zeltl). Zedl are enriched Austrian bread rolls, traditionally baked in the Upper Austrian region of the Innviertel. My mum bakes Zedl every week, as did her … Read more