The 20th century had biker gangs. Well, the 21st century war against Covid inspired baker gangs. My friend Thierry has a new one. Bro Members (bread) is a collection of world wide bakers confined by the quarantined to baking at home! Here's how we tough bakers...
Bread is often associated in religious themes of sharing. Pain de Lodève is one such bread, a namesake from the French village of Lodève in the region of Occitaine. The unique story of the town's patron saint are woven into the vocabulary of...
Below is a shot of a highly refreshed sourdough starter. It actually blasted out of the pot. The key to a great sourdough is all about understanding fermentation of the starter. That takes attention, experience, and intuition. In cooking, a watched pot never boils....
St. Honore is the signature loaf I was gifted when at Pierre Ragot’s boulangerie Maison St. Honore in Marseille. It’s basically a campagne style bread, with wheat and rye. Going through some bread notes I found some that fit the character of St. Honore...
Morning buns are a laminated dough like croissant, though lower in butter percentage, and with a cakier feel. I started a batch from some notes benefit of Ian Lowe’s Instagram, Apiece Of Breads. Here’s what I got; freestyle without a muffin pan to shape,...
