Sourdough baking can be a challenge. Despite years practicing, I have frequently had disastrous results. The primary challenge? Perfecting the levain. When it fails, the starter can remind you of all your imperfections as a baker. Feed it like it's your...
Wordloaf is a weekly email letter published by baker and writer Andrew Janjigian. It’s always packed with great information. I recently tried one of his recipes from an article for a “loaf classic”. It’s designed from one recipe that uses...
Two summers ago I met Pierre Ragot at his boulangerie in Marseille. I’d heard of him through our common friend Thierry Delabre. While I tried to speak some French, he joked about my lack of linguistic skill, simultaneously sharing his plans to open more places...
The pandemic has taught me a lot about patience, including its importance in the kitchen. During some of my free time, I started a home bakery. The skills I picked up as hobby has allowed me to continue to learn and repeatedly practice repeatedly…. tinkering and...
Goat butter has always interested me in the possibility in baked goods, why you ask … But seriously, I love goat and sheep cheeses, they have a different flavor, and easier to digest then cow's milk. The trail of my endeavors go way back, I found in my...
