Bread has been somewhat neglected on the blog because it is such an everyday thing for us, but I seem to be making up for lost time. Most weekends my sourdough starter is brought out from the fridge to be brought back to life and a loaf of something is run up. I long stopped…
Tag: Sourdough
Sourdough Bagels for Brunch
I love Salmon and Cream Cheese on a bagel and for years I merrily bought Bagels from the supermarket and at the time thoroughly enjoyed them, especially when toasted. It is only when you make your own bagels that you realise what a travesty the commercial ones are. Bread rolls with a hole in them…
Damson, Plum and Blueberry Jam
It has been a long time since I posted anything on the blog. Work has taken over my life in the last month as I am leading a major systems upgrade which goes live in 2 weeks time. Much nail biting, many sleepless nights, and a lot of hours have meant there has been little time to…
A Seedy Sourdough
We have my big brother and his brood visiting for the bank holiday so we are in for a houseful for a couple of days. The first port of call for getting ready for any visitors is baking bread for our breakfast toast and I decided it was time to break away from my staple mill…
A quick Poppy Seed Roll and Sourdough Loaf
I obviously need to learn to not take too much on when it comes to baking, but I woke up really early this morning and thought I would do my perfect German Hausfrau impression and whisk up a few Frühstuck Brötchen (breakfast rolls), and a sourdough loaf or two. I should know by now that…
Trouble on the Heath…and a Brioche on the side
…….and not Hampstead Heath you dirty minded boys out there (though you may need to be of a certain age, or George Michael, to understand that reference). The heath referred to here is Lüneburg Heath in Northern Germany where Heidebrot (Heath Bread) is supposed to come from. I remember Lüneburgerheide as somewhere the British army…
The Cottage Loaf 