When I make bread, I focus on the feel of the dough, the windowpane test for gluten elasticity, the delicate question of adding a pinch of flour. Will it turn…
baking
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For one 500g loaf of bread: Measure, in a medium dish: 1/3 cup whole grain cereal mix. Add: 1/2 to 1 cup boiled water (I do this in stages, the…
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For one 500g loaf of bread: Ingredients 400g H20 at 78-80 degrees* 100-200g leaven 200g rye flour 300g bread flour ½ tsp anise seed ½ tsp caraway seed 10g salt…
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With every breath our lungs fill with spores, microscopic seeds the wind has lifted from the spindly tops of carrots and chives, from fields of dirt, from off the sides…
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My Saturday nights these days are booked out for months at a time. They’re earmarked for the sole purpose of settling in for the latest episode of a reality TV…
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A whole stick of butter melts down in a skillet. I sprinkle it with half a cup raw sugar. I am making a second try at a Tarte Tatin. It…