Brioche

Inspired by Ian Lowe, I've been adapting Gaston Lenotre's brioche with sourdough. It wasn't easy given the handicap of baking at home in my tiny Breville counter oven (the building's gas is down). Meanwhile, Semilla's Pamela...

Sourdough Tortillas

Made with ground farro and duck lard. Simple to prepare and it didn't dry out one bit. Inspired me with potential for other flatbreads. More to come. 

What To Do When The Home Fires Go Out

Imagine you wake up and go to brew coffee on your favorite stove (the one in your own kitchen), and there's no flame. Happened to me. Turns out there is a major a leak in the building's gas line. Could be months without cooking at home. Ouch! To cheer myself...

Rye

I have been having problems with my rye sourdough. The final product has tended to be super dense, acid, or just dead on arrival. What was wrong? I queried Quentin Berthonneau, whose advice reminded me of previous input from Kamel Saci. Smart minds think alike, I...

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...