Danish seeded rye bread with malted flour

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This month’s theme for the #TwelveLoaves bakers is Malt. I have previously used malt extract for dark wholemeal breads to add flavour and as a source of sugar for the yeast. However, with malt taking centre stage this month, I wanted to do more and decided to home-malt rye grains to make my own malted flour. … Read more

Jewish Marbled Rye Bread Recipe

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It’s all about Jewish breads this month for the Twelve-Loafers. And while I’m baking challah and light deli-style rye breads regularly, I wanted to do some research before deciding on this month’s bake. I decided to purchase the book ‘Secrets of a Jewish Baker – Authentic Jewish Rye and Other Breads’ by George Greenstein and although … Read more

Best chia seed bread recipes

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Packed with omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, calcium and fibre, chia seeds are all the nutritious rage at the moment. I’ve been crunchifying chia seeds in my home-baked granola for a while – the best breakfast! – and recently also started working on a chia seed bread recipe. Using chia seeds in baking is a great way of … Read more

Saffron bread recipe

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This week I’m celebrating sweet breads with #twelveloaves and I have chosen to bake this wonderful saffron bread. Saffron adds a mellow, slightly bitter taste to the bread which works well with the sweetness of the raisins. This saffron loaf is a beautiful breakfast bread, delicious with honey. Breads similar to this are traditionally served in Sweden … Read more

Schüttelbrot – Recipe for South Tyrolean flatbreads

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A month ago, I visited the Zillertal in Austria for a few days of skiing on the Hintertuxer Gletscher. The weather wasn’t as good as we’d hoped for, so we visited the village of Mayrhofen, and more specifically the Erlebnis-Sennerei Zillertal on the way there. It’s a great place to pick up some local cheeses and … Read more

Mexican Cemita Bread Recipe – Bread Rolls

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‘Mexican breads’ is the theme of this month’s #twelveloaves baking collective. I decided to go for Mexican comfort food and these wheat and corn-based cemita bread rolls filled with tasty chicken, avocado, cheese and spicy sauce are just perfect! Here’s my cemita bread recipe for wholesome Mexican bread buns. Cemitas are round, fluffy, sesame-topped bread rolls from Puebla, … Read more

Feta and Olive Swirls Recipe

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I’m excited to be baking these tasty feta and olive swirls as part of the #TwelveLoaves group of bread revolutionaries! These are great when you have people round your house for drinks and lazy Sunday afternoon chit chat. Day 1 Prepare sponge 75g white bread flour 75g wholemeal flour 1g dry yeast 150g water, lukewarm … Read more

Tapioca Bread – Brazilian Cheese Buns

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A lovely bag of tapioca flour had been sitting in my store cupboard for way too long. So today, it was transformed into these wonderfully springy cheese buns known in Brazil as “Pão de Queijo” (cheese bread). Making Brazilian cheese and tapioca bread puffs is easy and you can make these buns in less than an hour. … Read more