December 2022 posts

 

Wild Corn (Flour) Bread

Friday, 16 December 2022
Corn in December is Frozen.... (BBB December 2022)
summary: recipe for Wild Corn (flour) Bread – of course it's wild, thank you very much; based on a recipe in "Evolutions in Bread" by Ken Forkish; omitting needless commercial yeast; can't wait for next August to try the "Whole Shebang"; information about Bread Baking Babes;

November 2022 posts

Pandoro (hey!! ...that's not Panettone!)

Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Conquering Fear with Pan**** (BBB November 2022)

summary: panettone fears; recipe for Wild(ish) Pandoro ...well, it starts with "P"...; substitutions galore; information about Bread Baking Babes;

October 2022 posts

Saturday, 29 October 2022

Not-quite Fig & Not-quite Walnut Flatbread

Not-quite Fig and Not-quite Walnut Flatbread (BBB October 2022)
summary: recipe for Fruit and Nut Flatbread – why yes, it's wild; late again, but this time it wasn't completely my fault; staying at home (again!!!); information about Bread Baking Babes; World Food Day;

September 2022 posts

Pletzel (Onion Board)

Friday, 16 September 2022
That's pLetzel, not pRetzel... (BBB September 2022)
summary: recipe for Wild Pletzel – of course it's wild, thank you very much; it's Sourdough September; information about Bread Baking Babes;

August 2022 Posts

 
Monday, 22 August 2022
Morning Glory Muffins Revisited
summary: farmers' market bounty; our recipe for morning glory muffins fixed; has it really been almost 20 years since I first made these?!

Savoury Inside Out Coconut Buns

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Savoury Inside Out Coconut Buns (BBB August 2022)
summary: I'm late yet again – so what else is new?; recipe for inside out coconut buns; commercial yeast really wants to make dough rise; opting for savoury over sweet; following (or not) instructions; information about Bread Baking Babes;

July 2022 posts

Easy Crescent Rolls

Saturday, 16 July 2022

Easy Crescent Rolls (BBB July 2022)
summary: recipe for Easy Crescent Rolls – egg-free, thank you very much; I used commercial yeast(!); information about Bread Baking Babes;

June 2022 posts

Fluffy Steamed Buns (with or without filling)

Saturday, 18 June 2022
Steamed up! (BBB June 2022)
summary: I'm late yet again; Steamed Buns with two delicious fillings: ersatz char siu pork and mushrooms; such high hopes dashed again; Nailed It! ...following (or not) instructions; information about Bread Baking Babes;

May 2022 posts

Pan Gallego (Bread of Galicia)

Monday, 16 May 2022
Bread with a Topknot (BBB May 2022)

summary: recipe for Pan Gallego (Galician Topknot Bread) aka pan Gallego de moña; slack dough again; using a new (for me) mixing technique; some will say it’s unorthodox…; information about Bread Baking Babes;

April 2022 posts

Wild Mlyntsi (Blini)

Saturday, 16 April 2022
Say Hello to Spring (BBB April 2022)

summary: It's spring at last; Mlyntsi (Blini), ancient Slavic recipe (from the Middle Ages) made with buckwheat flour and lots and lots and lots of butter; this recipe is a keeper; A Cautionary Tale by Anton Chekhov about blini; a Bread Baking Babes (BBB) project; list of some of the international relief agencies addressing the Ukraine crisis

March 2022 posts

Monday, 28 March 2022
2nd Try for Pan de Cristal (Glass Bread): it's Wild
summary: recipe for Wild Pan de Cristal (Glass Bread); 106% hydration(!); I'm a glutton for punishment; high hopes; failures can always be turned into croutons; followup from BBBabes' March 2022 project;

Pan de Cristal (Glass Bread)

Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Pan de Cristal (Glass Bread): 100% (BBB March 2022)
summary: recipe for Pan de Cristal (Glass Bread); 100% hydration(!); now that’s slack dough; reading ahead?? Is that for everyone? …sigh; maybe I’ll learn one day; Nailed It; information about Bread Baking Babes;

February 2022 posts

Sfincione Bagherese

Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Wild Sfincione Bagherese(ish) (BBB February 2022)
summary: recipe for Wild Sfincione Bagherese; more rabbit holes; making substitutions; a great use for day-old bread; BBBabes' 14th anniversary (!); information about Bread Baking Babes;

January 2022 posts

 
Tuesday, 4 January 2022
Things Started So Well – Then the Sky Fell!!
summary: 1 January 2022 harvest from the garden to make Eggs Fauxrentine (Hard boiled eggs with ham, Swiss Chard and Hollandaise on toasted sesame rings, garnished with thyme also from the garden; Swiss Chard very small so bolstered by store-bought rapini; 3 January 2022: the garden party is over; snow; semi-lockdown again – staying at home once again; comfort food;

Saturday, 1 January 2022
wordless not-Wednesday: Happy 2022!
summary: New Year's Eve quiet again; paella; green beans with cashews; Blanquette de Limoux (instead of Champagne...); Biscuits Roses de Reims (remind me to rave more about these!); beautiful ear on Tartine bread!