Bake wholesome #realbread at home with tried and tested recipes from The Bread She Bakes
Every autumn I see chestnut flour recipes popping up on my social media feeds. I love the hot floury taste of roasted chestnuts, sold by street vendors in Austrian Christmas markets. So this year, I finally decided to find out more about this seasonal flour and started to experiment with different chestnut flour recipes and … Read more
It would be a missed opportunity not to take advantage of all the tempting Black Friday deals which are now also offered to us in the UK. I’ll be keeping track of Black Friday kitchen deals and Cyber Monday offers with a specific focus on baking equipment and kitchen knife offers. Watch this space but, … Read more
Lebkuchen are traditional German Christmas treats which are also popular in Austria and other European countries. Lebkuchen are sweet spiced biscuits made from ground nuts and/or flour depending on the recipe you use, honey and spices. Water or butter are used sparingly if at all. Due to the high sugar content in Lebkuchen, they keep well so you … Read more
If you are looking for thoughtful DIY Christmas gift ideas, baking homemade Christmas bread gifts could be a winning option. Giving bread as a gift has a long tradition, specifically for housewarmings, and giving bread as a Christmas present is an equally good idea. Christmas bread gifts are perfect for festive dinner parties and can be the ultimate a little … Read more
Poppy seeds are a pleasure to bake with. They provide intense flavour and deliver great contrast when placed on the crust. Central European, Eastern European and Jewish baking uses poppy seeds extensively in both savoury and sweet breads. I always have some whole poppy seeds and ground seeds in the store cupboard – they are great for … Read more
I hosted a Sourdough Toast Morning for this year’s Pumpernickel bites with cream cheese and sprouted radish seeds, I guess they were my sourdough amuse bouche. Not a ‘light’ breakfast, but a tasty one for sure! Sourdough toast toppings and ideas There are a million things that go well with sourdough toast – in fact, almost … Read more
It recently struck me that during all my years of sourdough baking, not once had I baked a pure white sourdough bread. I got stuck right into 100% rye sourdough baking, wholemeal spelt sourdough and wheat-rye combination breads. Yet, I hadn’t ever bothered with a basic white sourdough loaf. White sourdough bread is perhaps the most simplistic form of sourdough bread baking. This post is … Read more
Make your own whole wheat sourdough starter. All you need is flour and water. There are really no excuses not to! Generally speaking, you don’t have to make a wheat starter if you already have a rye starter to hand. You can simply use the rye starter as a basis for a wheat refreshment if you … Read more
Here it is! Still boxed up and waiting to be unwrapped – my first ever stand mixer, acquired to make my ever increasing bread and baking output easier to manage. As a determined manual dough kneader, I’m excited yet apprehensive about using a stand mixer to ease dough handling. Savisto was kind enough to donate … Read more
During a 10-day trip to Norway, I took the opportunity to check out the country’s baking scene. My husband and I packed in some great outdoor experiences including the famous Rallarvegen cycle, kayaking on Styggevatnet, a walk on Austdalsbreen glacier as well as visits to Oslo, Bergen and Solvorn. Luckily, we were never too far away from a local … Read more