Tag Archives: yeast

rye sourdough

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Isabel

So I missed the DB challenge in December. All the Christmas and New Year preparations (along with all the pre-christmas deadlines at work) ensured that I was unable to get a sourdough starter ready in time. In fact, I didn’t … Continue reading →

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povitic(read -tz)a

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Isabel

And once again here I am posting about the Daring Bakers challenge with a single post in between. Let’s face it, if it wasn’t for the challenges this blog would likely be dead. It isn’t that I haven’t been baking, … Continue reading →

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hot cross buns

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Isabel

With Easter approaching, my boyfriend is always seduced by the hot cross buns we see in supermarkets everywhere. I have never understood how a sweet bread (ugh) with raisins (double ugh) could yield such appreciation from him. I usually buy … Continue reading →

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loaf

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Isabel

This past weekend was very busy: Nancy and I went to Birmingham in order to take a baking course called Bread: Back to Basics. Let’s talk about me and bread for a second here: I don’t ordinarily eat it. I … Continue reading →

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