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I've attempted to make sourdough bagels so many times, I've lost count. But it seems like perseverance, detailed note-taking and feedback gathering has paid off! I don't claim that what I am about to share below is so much a recipe as it is a record of what I did so that I can reference … Continue reading Rye Caraway Sourdough Bagels
Crisps, chips, crostini, crackers, toasted bread... whatever you want to call these, I'm here for it. I made these out of a olive sourdough loaf that unfortunately didn't turn out so attractive. It was too wet and slack for me to shape - overly-ambitious me went for 85% hydration - so I took a shortcut … Continue reading Olive Sourdough Crackers
I've been on a sourdough bread kick lately, and I'm finally confident enough about some of my creations to share them on here - namely this multigrain sunflower seed bread. This bread contains a rye levain, rye flour, cracked wheat (i.e. whole wheat berries I blitzed in a blender for a little bit), malted wheat … Continue reading Multigrain Sunflower Seed Bread
Cooler temps always inspires me to turn on the oven and bake something. I was debating between something with pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon in it, and this cinnamon swirl bread won. Because pumpkin pie spice - ya' basic. This loaf is a real stunner. I really enjoy making braided breads because of the technical … Continue reading Bread Illustrated’s Cinnamon Raisin Bread
I've been obsessed with Emmanuel Hadjiandreou's "How to Make Bread" ever since I first browsed it while I was dining solo at Michelin-starred Aniar in Galway, Ireland. I've made a few recipes from it now, and I will say that as an experienced cook/baker, breadmaking is a very humbling experience. In general, the fewer the … Continue reading Chocolate Currant (Faux) Sourdough, Made with Poolish
When I had made this bread, I was a week away from my first visit to Ireland. I was so pumped to go that I wanted to make something Irish at home so I could compare it to what the "real thing" would taste like. I picked this chocolate barmbrack bread that Andrew Smyth made … Continue reading Chocolate Barmbrack Bread from The Great British Bakeoff’s Andrew Smyth
I've been watching a lot of The Great British Bake Off, and it's really inspired me to make more traditional bakes, like this six-braid challah you see here. The NYTimes is one of my most trusted sources for recipes, and I decided that my first ever attempt at challah should be based on this Joan … Continue reading NYT’s Favorite Challah
These chocolate buns look like little caterpillars, don't they? My bread kneading skills have improved after several failed attempts, and I think I've figured out how to achieve a pretty soft and fluffy texture. However, my shaping skills are still not quite there yet. I still have a long way to go before I can … Continue reading Chocolate Swirl Buns
Considering the dearth of posts lately, I don't fault you if you think I have succumbed to the stresses of school and ceased to bake. I actually have been baking. I don't know why I have such a persistent obsession with Chinese breads lately. Perhaps I got burnt out on making American desserts? And bread … Continue reading Chinese Bakery Hot Dog Buns
One of my favorite things to do when I have an entire day to myself is taking on a laborious recipe. Like bread-making. Especially this pull-apart bread. It's got three different components - the yeast dough, the lime-sugar filling and the frosting and definitely requires quite a bit of hands-on work. However, the end-result was … Continue reading Lime Pull-Apart Bread with Lime-Yogurt Icing
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