Category: Best Bread Recipes
Our Version of Tartine Style Bread
The last few months we have been making quite a lot of these loaves. We made them with tiny variations and alterations, experimenting with flour, water, times and temperature and above all quantities. We even developed a hybrid version for the baker in a bit of a hurry. >>
Favorite Flatbreads: Sourdough Pita
Simplicity is key for this recipe. I think flatbreads, from all over the world, be it naan, chapati, lavash, pita, or tunnbröd from the Nothern regions are mend to be everyday, unsophisticated and natural. They are old fashion fast food and that is why making them… >>
Classic French Croissant Recipe
With this recipe we want to give you the exact directions on how we go about making classic French croissants. The recipe is an adaptation from the recipe… >>
Brioche: The No Knead Version
I tried several version of this recipe, each with just tiny changes because the first version I tried already turned out quite perfect. Except for one thing: The crumb needed just a little bit of help to get it from a slightly … >>
Sourdough Pain Naturel
We started this recipe as a one-off experiment, thinking the result would not be that interesting, compared to the other bread recipes we know and love. But the end result really surprised…
This recipe now has a dough calculator! Check it out… >>
Making a Miche
Probably made most famous by Parisian baker Poilâne the miche can be defined as a very large rustic sourdough bread, usually a round loaf made from a natural leavening that also has a high percentage of whole wheat flour in it. Its very large size with low crust to crumb ratio means… >>
Swiss Twisted Bread – Wurzelbrot / Chnurzelbrot
We saw this Swiss bread being made by a German baker on UK TV. The ‘wurzel’ refers to the fact that the bread resembles winding tree roots. These loaves looked like a lot of fun and as it turned out quite … >>
Our Other French Baguette Recipe
This method is easier, the recipe has less steps, the dough is less wet than our 80% hydration baguette recipe, and yet this one also yields wonderful baguettes. If you were to … >>
Kaiser Brötchen / Kaiser Rolls
Think sweet smelling soft crumb and thin crispy crust, these rolls are on the other side of the artisan bread baking spectrum. But they deserve their place in your warm, fresh-out-of-the-oven home-baked… >>
Our Favorite Quiche: Goats Cheese, Wild Spinach & Pomodoro Datterino
This quiche recipe originates from the ‘what’s left in the fridge “idea, but it turned out a firm favorite!
It is light and full of little flavor surprises: the sweet onions on the bottom of the pie to the soft fresh… >>
Baguette Boules: The BB Recipe
For people who, for various reasons, cannot or will not make baguettes, this bread is a great alternative! And you do not need a mixer. The end result is great, the crumb is moist, lovely and sweet like the baguette, but the shape allows you to have a nice sandwich… >>
Our ‘Ciabatta-Focaccia’
Imagine making a dough that looks like pancake batter, but acts like silky bread dough. Imagine a bread moist and tender and velvety in your mouth.
We think making our focaccia with this ciabatta dough was one of the better baking ideas we had over… >>
Making Buttermilk Biscuits – Try not to Fumble
Ever since I first read about American buttermilk biscuits I have been intrigued by them. First there was confusion because of the word biscuit. In the UK a biscuit is a cookie (the word cookie, comes from our Dutch word ‘koekje’ and was adopted in the US centuries ago). But wait, this biscuit looks like what the British like to call a scone. And the Americans do not seem to … >>
A ‘Fluitje’ with Spelt
‘Fluitje’ is a Dutch word meaning little whistle. My dad is to blame for us calling this loaf a fluitje. So it is really a tribute to him and his tendency to ‘brand’ a concoctions that is new or different to him with a name of his own invention. But he isn’t the only one. Our pain rustique is also called ‘Marieke bread’ by several people, it’s just easier for them I guess, although it’s not very fair to Ed who is usually doing most of the pain rustique making and… >>
Our ‘Perfect Christmas’ Stollen
Our Christmas stollen recipe is very dear to us. It is not one to impress with an extensive list of ingredients. It is not overstuffed with candied fruits and nuts. No, our stollen is all about taste and the optimum ratio between filling and bread and staying true to the taste we know and love from our childhood. Of course you can add as much succade, chopped cherries and spices as you like, but if you believe in… >>
Our Recipe for Veggie Danish
This recipe is of our own invention but these buns are very much inspired by our visit to the Eden Bakery at the Eden project in Cornwall. After failing to find any kind of recipe for them, we started experimenting and came up with our own version of this savory concoction. The possibilities for the filling are endless… >>
Making Ciappe : Italian Olive Oil Crackers with Rosemary
I used to buy ciappe and always liked them as a lovely way to cure a craving for something salty or when on the run. For some reason beyond my comprehension it did not sink in to make them myself. Which is strange because ‘what’s in it and can I make this myself’ is usually my first though when encountering… >>
Pizza Dough with a Poolish
If you you are not stressed for time and are looking for maximum taste, try and make my favorite pizza dough, using a poolish preferment. A poolish is made in a minute, the only thing is you have to think in advance… >>
Our Favorite Whole Wheat Levain Loaf
Do you need a bit of encouragement to start making a super healthy whole wheat loaf? Awful childhood memories like me of stale and even rancid bread? Get out and buy the best fresh! organic whole wheat you can find and give this loaf a chance! It is nothing like your memories, it is about … >>
Apple Cider Bread
It has taken us a while to perfect this recipe. There are many variables to take into account: the amount and kind of cider and apples, type of flour, amount of kneading, the times and temperatures and so on. So we did quite a few test runs before… >>