MARBLED CHARCOAL SOURDOUGH
Lately a dramatic, marbled sourdough keeps popping everywhere in the blogosphere and Instagram world. I find marbling pretty cool in cakes, cookies, icings. So, why not take it into bread territory?...
View ArticleSUNBURST PUMPKIN SOURDOUGH
OCTOBER 16th: WORLD BREAD DAY! It is that time of the year, when leaves turn orange and red, pumpkins pop up in every recipe (including many where they don’t belong, but let’s not get into a sour...
View ArticleBE MY VALENTINE SOURDOUGH BREAD
I had different plans for this post. It was going to be Kung Pao Chicken. Then it hit me. This is the last week before Valentine’s Day, so Kung Pao can wait. I shall dance to the romance. I have a...
View ArticleCHARCOAL PEANUT SOURDOUGH
I’ve been struggling with bread stencils lately. My designs end up not as sharp as I hoped them to be, lack of contrast after baking, all sorts of annoying little disappointments. I finally figured out...
View ArticleOAT AND SESAME SEED SOURDOUGH
Some people find sourdough bread to be a bit “harsh” as far as texture goes. I am not part of that team, but I can understand where they are coming from. This bread retains the basic sourness of the...
View ArticleSUNDRIED TOMATO SPELT SOURDOUGH
This is just another little departure on my basic formula for sourdough bread, also using my default method of KitchenAid first, folding next. I decided to try a totally different type of scoring, and...
View ArticleCURRY SOURDOUGH WITH SESAME SEEDS
Vadouvan Curry once again joined our sourdough bread. This time I went a little crazy and tried two new things in the same loaf. Inspired by amazing stuff I see on Instagram, I decided to use a...
View ArticleCHARCOAL PAINTED SPELT SOURDOUGH
Something new that I’ve tried last week… Use any sourdough recipe you like, I am sharing my default version with a touch of spelt. Once the bread is ready to go into the oven, add some water to a...
View ArticlePECAN-CRANBERRY BREAD
Absolutely perfect for this time of the year, this is a bread that does not require a sourdough starter, but uses a sponge instead, so you will need two days to make it happen in your kitchen. The...
View ArticleDOUBLE PEANUT SOURDOUGH LOAF
Of all the nuts out there, the peanut is the ugly duckling. Simple, humble, affordable, available everywhere. It does not have that majestic feel of a macadamia, or the sexy aura of a hazelnut. Most...
View ArticleEMBOSSED CHOCOLATE-CHERRY SOURDOUGH LOAF
This bread is simply amazing. If you are not too sure about mixing chocolate with sourdough bread, let me tell you, it works! As the husband put it, this is dangerously good. He also said that “we”...
View ArticleFOR THE LOVE OF SOURDOUGH
Playing with different scoring styles for sourdough… The only new recipe is Pecan Flour Sourdough (top left). I had a bag of pecan flour hanging around, and did a little sourdough experiment with it....
View ArticlePOILANE-STYLE BREAD, A SIMPLIFIED VERSION
Pain Poilane might very well be one of the most famous breads made in France. The process to make it is convoluted and slow. The bread has a crumb that is not very open, with deep, complex flavor. All...
View ArticleLACE-DECORATED SOURDOUGH: A WORK IN PROGRESS
Friends, this has been a bit of an ordeal to get to work. The basic idea is to use lace and rub charcoal-activated powder on top of it to create a design. A few posts and reels on Instagram guided me,...
View ArticlePECAN SOURDOUGH DRESSED UP FOR PARTY
I’ve been having a lot of fun coupling the air-brush with sourdough baking. It is fast, simple and efficient to add a little bling to your bread. I used pecan flour in a small amount, because since it...
View ArticleALMOND FLOUR SOURDOUGH
No, this is not a gluten-free bread, it is a regular sourdough with a small amount of almond flour (natural kind, with skin on during processing). You won’t be able to tell exactly what is in it, but...
View ArticleFRESH DILL AND FETA SOURDOUGH
A match made in heaven and materialized in the Bewitching Kitchen! We were lucky to get a huge bag of fresh dill from a departmental colleague and I had some feta cheese hanging in the fridge. One...
View ArticleWAFER PAPER AND SOURDOUGH BAKING
This post is dedicated to Eha, a lover of butterflies… I am so excited to share this new technique with you today! I first saw it on Instagram (check this page) and decided to give it a try. The...
View ArticlePOLKA DOT LOVE SOURDOUGH
Once again I played with wafer paper to decorate sourdough bread, but this time I coupled it with a few strings to generate a cute shape, often used to turn the bread into pumpkin shape, but I opted...
View ArticleCHRISTMAS SOURDOUGH
A sourdough loaf to celebrate the season… RAS-EL-HANOUT CHRISTMAS SOURDOUGH(from the Bewitching Kitchen) 480g bread flour20g spelt flour75g sourdough starter at 100%10g salt335g water1/2 tsp...
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