Our passion is great bread!
This month’s BBB (Bread Baking Babes and Friends) is hosted by Lien. She chose Maori Bread as the bread for March. Maori Bread, also known as Rewena paraoa, is a bread from New Zealand that is made using a potato starter. Lien adapted this bread from Dean Brettschneiders Global Baker. According to the book, “Rewena is the Maori term for the fermented potato mixture used
The great thing about this Einkorn Oatmeal Bread Machine Bread, besides the taste, is that it’s really easy to make! It can be made completely in the bread maker or you can use the bread machine or a stand mixer to mix the dough and then bake it in a conventional oven. My sons love oatmeal bread. It is one of the first breads I
by Rod (Dallas, TX) With so many delicious preserves and other bread toppings to choose from, a mildly flavored bread performs well in a supporting role. This yeast bread recipe was inspired by Mexican sweet breads (noticeable yet mild flavor and gentle sweetness) but offers the familiar texture and nutrition of oat bran with subtle coconut chewiness and mild banana flavor. Be sure to save
The March Bread of the Month for the Artisan Bread Bakers is King Cake. King Cake is usually served on Fat Tuesday during Mardi Gras, but I decided to wait and make it when my youngest son was home for Spring Break. The version the Artisan Bread Bakers made sounded really good, but I didn’t have all of the ingredients so I made a Traditional
The next bread on the Mellow Bakers’ list is made with a whole-wheat levain. The pre-ferment for this bread is considered a poolish because it utilizes a liquid-style culture. However, this poolish is a little bit different. Rather than using baker’s yeast to jump start the enzyme activity, it uses a natural sourdough starter. The recommended flour for levain builds is winter-wheat bread flour made
