Our passion is great bread!
As I was thumbing through Maria Speck’s new book Ancient Grains for Modern Meals, I ran across this Floating Sesame Loaf recipe. I had never heard of a floating loaf before so I was intrigued to say the least. The head notes to the recipe state, “If you are intimidated by yeast dough, try this surprising technique, which turns bread making into a game and
I met Maria Speck a year ago on Facebook. At that time, she mentioned she was writing a book about whole grains. She also told me that she milled her own grains using a European grain mill. I’ve been milling a lot of my own grains for the past several years so I knew her book would be of special interest to me. When Maria
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve baked with the HBinFive Bakers or the Mellow Bakers. I’ve looked longingly at the list of breads each month but I just couldn’t seem to get any of the breads made. This was mostly due to my hectic schedule and to a lack of ingredients, which was again due to my crazy schedule. Then I injured my arm
by Rod (Dallas, TX) Teff is often used to make injera, a flatbread, but this quick bread recipe includes Teff flour in a gently sweetened traditional soda bread. This recipe is the quickly-discovered natural complement to its culinary precedent, Savanna Sunrise Bread, and was created to balance the day’s breakfast tribute to the sunrise. Imagine that your first day’s tour of the region’s majestic savanna
One of the workshops I attended at the Asheville Bread Festival was led by Lionel Vatinet. Vatinet is a Master Baker extraordinaire. During the workshop, Vatinet demonstrated how to shape different types of breads. Watching a Master Baker at work was really something to behold. I hope you enjoy this slideshow of Lionel Vatinet shaping breads at the Asheville Bread Festival as much as I
