As much as I like exploring good bread recipes – the real excitement is creating my own based on the tips and tricks I’ve learned on my way and a dash of “what’s in the cupboard”. Sometimes my composition becomes a hit with friends and family and is requested again and again, […]
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
I love walnuts in bread and found a recipe in my newest bread book that contains a large amount of walnuts, the largest amount I’ve seen in a bread recipe so far. The bread is called “Brurestøylbrød” which means “Brurestøyl Bread” – where “støyl” refers to a part of a […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Can’t believe I haven’t published a word since November 2014. Well, there is a reason of course – and I didn’t stop baking, on the contrary – I just lost my regular routine for a while due to the arrival of this little man at the beginning of December 2014 … Although a […]
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
We make pickled Herring every year for the holiday, which is part of our traditional Christmas food. Actually, my husband makes pickled herring every year. I eat a few bites, just for the tradition. But a lot of people love the Christmas herring and it is a natural part of the Christmas […]
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
I’ve been nominated for the “Writing Process Tour” by Gerard Villanueva at Bread & Tortillas – which gives me the opportunity to share some thoughts on why I’m doing this baking and blogging thing. The nomination is not a reward, but as I perceive it – a recognition and interest in the work put down. […]
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes
I keep working on making sourdough bread – but once in a while I need to jump out and do something plain and simple, something more playful. Yeah, because I find investigating a new concept quite exhausting at times … and I feel like once I can master the sourdough process […]
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
My sourdough starter based on all-purpose flour is over-producing. If that’s possible to say. I brought it out of the fridge yesterday to make a new attempt of a nice sourdough loaf. The starter rested for a few hours to gain room temperature – then I scooped a cup of […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
I found the sourdough process kind of exhausting for a while and needed to do something less challenging and different. So I bought a Waffle iron. Amazon has everything – even the Scandinavian type of waffle maker with an American electric plug. It’s been a while since I’ve made waffles, but […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
I’ve continued experimenting with my sourdough starters and how to make good loafs. The different starters seems to call for different processes – or at least very different rising time … with different quality and sourness as a result of that. I made a basic whole wheat sourdough loaf, based on a whole […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
I finally took the plunge and started the process of making sourdough bread. From scratch. No cheating, no little bit of yeast to speed up the process, no starting kit or borrowed starters to get the process going. I made my own starter from water, flour and patience. And I was lucky […]
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes