Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish and My Bread Journey
This post includes a review of one of my favourite cookbooks and my own personal sourdough journey. Continue reading →
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No Knead Sourdough Diary Vol. 2
With this entry, I have gone off the one sourdough recipe I have been making and found others. Basically, I am doing the turn and fold method with the long bulk fermentation for all my breads now. It is mostly... Continue reading →
No-Knead Sourdough Bread Diary Vol. 1
In 2012, I created my own sourdough starter from scratch. It used organic flours (rye, kamut, whole wheat, spelt) and distilled water. I kept the sourdough alive and tried to make sourdough bread half a dozen times. However, it was... Continue reading →
No-Knead Bread Diary Vol. 3
No-Knead Bread Diary Vol. 2
Now that actual bread and baking season is among us, I found that my spring bread entries were still waiting to be published. Other than the standard Cranberry, Sunflower, Seed, and Orange loaf, the other two were good, but not... Continue reading →
No-Knead Bread Diary Vol.1
This is a bread technique I’ve wanted to try for some time. I actually like kneading. I started doing this in January when I moved into an apartment with a kitchenette and almost no counter space. I have wanted to... Continue reading →
Sunday Salon: New Autumn
Happy Sunday! It’s been a few weeks since my last Salon. Actually, I’ve become quite busy lately. I am too tired and fatigued to read on the weekdays, and I must run errands or have social engagements on the weekends.... Continue reading →
Lemon Poppyseed Bread
This my second time I’m making a recipe from JoyofBaking, and I’ll make another recipe from the site today. I think it’s consistently delivered good results. This loaf is really good. The lemon glaze and the zest give the loaf... Continue reading →
Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Cake
This cake is gooey, cinnamony, and chocolately. It could be eaten as a coffee cake for tea or snacks, but it could be a small birthday party cake as well. For people like my Dad who do not like chocolate,... Continue reading →
Gingerbread Loaf
I made this gingerbread loaf last Christmas. It’s a great alternative to gingerbread cookies, but I did grow up with ginger, hard for me to hate. This recipe was given to me by a friend, and she’s been using it... Continue reading →