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How to choose a wheat flour
Heritage Wheats are coming to a bakery near you Can you imagine going to your local artisan bakery and choosing your bread as you might choose a bottle of wine? …
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Baba Napolitana
A versatile, orange and rum soaked baba You might be familiar with rum babas? This is the Italian version, hailing from Napoli. It’s often made for celebrations including Christmas. It’s …
Bake Better Bread: Why you should scald flour
Scalding Flour “Oh my goodness, you are adding really hot water to the flour? I can’t believe that would work” I exclaimed. Back in 2019 I participated in the Kneading …
Let’s talk English muffins
Make Bread Muffins, a British Classic Often the only time we get to eat bread muffins these days is when we have Eggs Benedict. Whilst that is definitely a favourite, …
Bake Better Bread: Salt
Is salt important in breadmaking? Yes! Salt Awareness Week suggest we should reduce the amount of salt we eat. Is it time to reduce the amount of salt in bread? …
Japanese Milk Bread. Yudane vs Tangzhong
For a light fluffy bread, Tangzhong and Yudane really work Japanese Milk bread is a light fluffy bread. One of those breads that once you start eating you just don’t …
Bake Better Bread: Busting the Breadmaking Myths
Bust those myths about making bread It’s time to question what cookery book writers are telling you. In July 2020, a group of experienced female bakers us held our first …
Time to ferment bread with raisin water
Can you make bread without yeast or sourdough starter? Try fermented fruit water Whilst chatting with fellow female breadbakers from Bread Chat, Michelle, from Planet Leicester Bakers mentioned she was …
Bake Better Bread: Bread Books
Choose a bread recipe book to inspire you Are you looking for a really great bread book? After all, there are so many. I asked two great woman bakers to …
Lena’s Swedish Porridge Bread Recipe
Do you delight in eating porridge for breakfast? Or would you rather stick to bread? No need to choose, bake and eat Lena’s Swedish Porridge Bread instead. I met Lena …