This recipe is from the recipe sheet that came with my Römertopf bread pan. I’m not too sure about the original amount of salt (1 tbsp) because on the website it says 1 tsp of salt, so I went for the smaller amount. It’s my first attempt at baking a loaf of bread without yeast … Continue reading
The day before yesterday I started my first sourdough starter and since it hasn’t mutated yet into a green, furry monster and smells rather good, here’s the recipe from the back of the packet of sourdough starter that I bought: 150g store-bought liquid sourdour (I used this: http://www.schoenenberger.com/47/0/64/39/172/produktdetail.html) 300g quite coarsely ground rye grain 250ml water … Continue reading
I got bitten by the bread baking virus two weeks ago. One of my teaching colleagues Andreas, a master baker, kindly allowed me to sit in, or rather stand in, on one of his baking lessons. There were three female students there from a notoriously difficult challenging class which was making rolls and pastries for … Continue reading
Scribblings from a chaotic kitchen 