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16 October 2026

October 2026 posts

Friday, 16 October 2026
What are these and why are they here?!
 
summary: With the latest update of WP, these links to :stomp: X :stomp: and :stomp: Pinterest :stomp: have suddenly appeared at the bottom of any new posts.

Friday, 16 October 2026
BBB October 2026
Olive Oil Brioche
Patricia Wells Olive Oil Brioche (BBB October 2026) 

summary: Olive Oil Brioche, based on Patricia Wells' recipe for 'Pompe à l'huile: Provençal olive oil brioche' in her excellent cookbook "Patricia Wells At Home in Provence"; switching back to using wild yeast – errm... mostly; if 1000 words is good, zillions more must be better; information about Bread Baking Babes; information about World Food Day and World Bread Day;


August 2026 posts


BBB August 2026
Tabatière
Monday, 17 August 2026
One Giant Tabatière (BBB August 2026)
 

summary: Recipe for Tabatière, based on a recipe in 'The Larousse Book of Bread' by Éric Kayser; mostly wild; reading problems AGAIN (still?) – M. Kayser suggests making 3 loaves; the BBB recipe suggests making 2; shaping difficulties – if one time shaping is good, then two must be better? Maybe....; information about Bread Baking Babes;


17 June 2026

June 2026 posts

Sunday, 21 June 2026
Enforced Revision of Our Iced Tea Recipe
summary: there can never be enough mint growing in the garden; how to beat the heat: iced tea with mint and orange juice; iced tea recipe revised because frozen concentrate no longer available;


Tuesday, 16 June 2026
BBB June 2026
altered Norwegian Sun Bun

Wild Alteration of Solskinnsboller (BBB June 2026)
summary: Recipe for Solskinnsboller turned into Citronboller; lemon butter instead of vanilla custard; adding wild yeast to commercial yeast; butter and sugar galore; information about Bread Baking Babes;