No better time than autumn to try out another sourdough version of croissants! What began on a Sunday with making detrempe, it sat overnight for a cold ferment, then led to folding layers the following morning with butter on Monday just before work. Later that evening...
Miche, the classic round loaves of bold, brown, crusty bread. I’ve a certain affinity to classic French country breads, something to slice for tartines, crumble into a soup or slather with butter and jam. Here are some of the recent miche bakes of the last few...
Baguettes are the simplest of breads, or so one would think, considering they’re made from a few core staples; flour, water, salt and yeast. Last week, I tried a formula for a sourdough baguette. It came benefit of the Spanish baking book, Guia Parar Elaborar...
After a recent ciabatta tutorial from my friend Marco Cerutti, I returned to more familar territory; baguettes. The version below were with a sourdough and yeast addition.
Old Mother. That's the name of a favorite bread from my friend Teresa Greenway, a loaf that's certainly easy to love. It combines old sourdough, which literally rots in the fridge, which is then added to the dough along with a well fed levain. Google Teresa,...
