It has been way too long since I wrote and baked. The summer is never a big baking season because the garden takes up more of our time. This year though, the baking gods lost their prominence to other ones playing with my fate. Late summer heralded a sudden and alarming spread of damp across…
Tag: Great British Bake Off
A Quick Sourdough Fougasse
I am always loathe to carp at the Bake Off as I love the programme but I was surprised that the technical challenge this week was a Fougasse, a french flatbread cut to look like a leaf. It was one of the first breads I made, and followers of professional baker Richard Bertinet (he who…
Delicious Danish Pain au Raisins
The beloved has been asking me for years to make Danish pastries, but for some reason I have been dodging the challenge. I guess it was my first venture into the dough when I made croissants (which you also use for Danish) left me a little daunted. But 5 years has passed since then and…
The Cottage Loaf 