Irish Soda Bread

Saint Patricks is over. But in the spirit of the week, here’s one bread I love. With butter, to die for.

Michetta

Here is a recent batch of michetta, the trademarked rose-stamped rolls from northern Italy. Similar to the Austrian “kaisersemml,” their centers are usually hollow, great to fill with mortadella or anything else. With new higher protein flour I recently...

Truccio Saré

This special loaf known as Truccio Saré is a trademark of Sullivan Street Bakery. Below are shots of my attempt to create. Not bad.  

New Oven

Imagine, an entire week and no chance to bake!  A lesser bread-geek might be devastated. Me, I kept my weeping to a minimum by added doses of cursing the blowhards known as America’s Republican presidential candidates. That and gnawed on rusks and crackers....

Quentin Levain

Originally from France, Quentin Berthonneau now works in South Melbourne, Australia, heading the bakery at Chez Dré. You’ll find some of terrific breads he’s baking on his Instagram page, along with some of his formulas. Below is a photo of using one of...