Our passion is great bread!
A few weeks ago, a visitor to my blog mentioned that she was experimenting with a sourdough sponge made with spelt & rye and mixing it with various gluten-free flours. She was looking for recipes for breads that used a mixture of gluten-free and gluten flours. I thought this would make an interesting experiment so when I ran across a recipe in one of my
I really enjoy working with Spelt because it’s very versatile and healthy. So when I saw this lovely Sourdough Spelt Bread on Chews Wise, I knew I had to try it. His version is beautiful, made with organic white bread flour and organic Spelt flour. I wanted a 100% Spelt loaf so I used a combination of whole grain and white Spelt bread flour. I
It’s time once again for Steph Chow’s Jam Exchange. I always enjoy participating in this jam exchange because I get to make some new jams and try some new jams that somebody else made. This is my third year participating in this jam exchange. In 2010, I made Cherry Preserves and Cantaloupe Preserves with Cinnamon, last year I made Spiced Wine and Peach Jam and
This month, the Bread Baking Babes and Buddies are honoring Julia Child who would’ve been 100 years old on August 15th. In memory of this remarkable woman, the BBBs have been baking Julia’s version of Pain Français (French Bread) from her book Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume Two. Julia Child was very detailed and thorough which I appreciate being a detail-oriented person myself.
If you enjoy Italian Bread, but want to give it a slightly different flair, try these Italian Spelt Loaves. Instead of using regular bread flour, the biga and final dough are made with a mixture of white and whole grain Spelt flour. The method for making this bread is similar to the method we used for the Italian Bread in the BBA Challenge; however, this
