Our passion is great bread!
Fougasse is a traditional southern French flatbread that can be flavored with herbs, olives, and lardons (fried bacon or pork belly). I’m not big on olives or pork belly, and I wanted to give my physical therapist a loaf, so I opted to make my version with Herbes de Provence. Elizabeth of Blog from Our Kitchen is the host kitchen for the Bread Baking Babes
I’m baking along with the Bread Baking Babes and Friends this month. Elle is the hostess and she chose Soft Pretzels. I love pretzels, especially the soft ones so I’m delighted to be baking along with this talented group of bakers. Elle gives an interesting account of the history behind pretzels on her blog. You might want to check it out. These pretzels are really
The bread of the month for the Bread Baking Babes is Vienna Bread. Vienna bread is a type of bread developed in Vienna, Austria in the 19th century. The shape of Vienna Bread is determined by the baker, based on the intended function of the loaf. It can be formed into batards, torpedo rolls (pistolets) or a sandwich loaf. It is typically twelve inches long
