Author Archives: Chris
Lemon Lavender Bread
Blueberry Sourdough Focaccia
I made my sourdough starter using the directions from the Slice blog at Serious Eats. I based this recipe off of the Poolish Focaccia recipe in Peter Reinhart’s The Bread Bakers Apprentice from page 164. I replaced the poolish by scaling the sponge part of the Ciabatta recipe from Sourdough Home.
Chocolate Yeast Bread With White Chocolate
I decided to base this bread off of a white bread recipe from Peter Reinhart’s The Bread Bakers Apprentice, from page 268. I needed a reliable recipe for soft bread while only leaving the chocolate aspect to chance. I’m using almond milk for this bread, it lasts longer than regular milk so it’s all I buy. Using the same weight of regular milk should produce the same results. To make the ganache I used one […]
Cracked Wheat and Wheat Germ Sausage Buns
This is the first recipe I created, it took 4 tries until I felt that I had perfected it. I toast the wheat germ and cracked wheat first, both for about 5 minutes on medium low heat. I find that using honey instead of sugar gives the bread a slightly sweeter flavour. This bread is very soft and works well as a loaf for sandwiches, or buns for hamburgers, hotdogs and sausages. In the future […]
Sun Dried Tomato, Oregano and Roasted Garlic Buns
I was originally planning on using basil instead of oregano but the grocery store was out. I’m using a poolish for this recipe, which in hindsight isn’t really necessary since the sun dried tomato will overpower any extra flavour a pre-ferment will add. This recipe should make 6 120g buns, but I lost too much dough on the spoon, my hands, and the bowl and was only able to make 5.
First Post
This blog is going to chronicle my bread making adventures, as I try to create and improve my own recipes. Each recipe will be using bakers percentage which will require the use of a kitchen scale if you’d like to make the bread yourself. They aren’t expensive, and when doing the dishes afterwards, you won’t have to clean up a bunch of measuring cups and spoons. I’m not the best photographer, but each recipe will […]