If you find yourself without any bread, as I did recently and don't have time to wait for a dough to rise, try socca, a chickpea batter made of water, olive oil salt and pepper. It's poured and baked in a pre-heated pan in the oven. It also takes less time to...
Yet another Panettone for the holiday. The other went fast. This loaf was baked substituting olive oil for butter. No difference so far as method. Just a bit less lipids, but probably a more perfumed and healthy option. Buon Natale! ...
While maintaining a levain at work for sourdough onion rings, I sometimes play around, make a loaf or pizza dough for the kitchen staff, but no real bread production per say. That changed when I tried ordering hamburger buns from my bread company and was told I'd...
While lacking any levain at ready, I used leftover yolks from a breakfast egg white omelette, to make some challah. And as with a previous brioche, I decided to make the challah using olive oil. In addition, I had a notion to use some saffron, but not having any in my...
Brioche is that buttery rich and pillow-like Viennoiserie. It is wonderful, whether plain, toasted, enriched with nuts, raisins, or sugar coated. It's a royal sort of bread, and must be treated and prepared with care to emulsify the lipids into the gluten strands...
