Category: Best Bread Recipes
Making a Crusty White Loaf
I believe there are few things more rewarding than baking bread. The dough, the smell, the cracking of the crust, the warm oven. How can people ever think about taking bread of the list because they think they must follow … [...]
Basic Pizza Dough Recipe
Always looking forward to making pizza during the weekend. Be it classic with mozzarella and tomatoes, or my favorite alternative with pear and taleggio cheese. Of course making your own pizza dough is the way to go… [...]
Deliciously Satisfying Muesli Buns
I like these buns because they make you feel healthy and happy. They taste so good and every bite you take is a little different from the next, because there’s so much going on with all the different ingredients… [...]
Sugar Loaf
This sugar loaf is traditionally made in the Dutch province of Friesland and very famous there. So it’s what we would call a ‘Fries suikerbrood’, Fryske Sûkerbôle in Frisian or Frisian sugar loaf. The recipe is my adaptation from the one I got from a local miller. [...]
Brioche: Simple Recipe with Great Result
There are a lot of different recipes and methods and we tried several of them with varying results. This recipe is a winner with us. It doesn’t take a lot of your time. But it’s a two stage one, so keep in mind you have to plan in advance and start Friday to have your Brioche for Saturday’s brunch. Even though it’s a simplified version of the classic French recipe, the taste and texture have convinced us more than… [...]
Favorite Flatbreads: Indian Naan
Naans are traditionally cooked in a Tandoor or earthen oven. But making them yourself, using your own oven can also lead to very satisfying results. It’s so much fun seeing them puff up after you ‘trow’ them on a hot stone or wired rack. 5 minutes later and you are already enjoying your homemade flatbread! [...]
My Tomato & Basil Focaccia
We tend to use rather less than more salt in our breads. It is just not necessary because the bread is allowed to develop so much taste that too much salt would just spoil it. But there are exceptions, pizza for example benefits from a salty crust and so does this tomato and basil focaccia…
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Sticky Cinnamon Buns
They are sticky and delicious and they are best when warm and fresh. In Holland we have something called ‘Zeeuwse Bolussen’ made in the province of Zeeland. They are very similar to these cinnamon buns. You can also keep them … [...]
Fluffy White Buns
For this recipe we are going to make a starter named a Poolish. A Poolish is a type of wet sponge usually made with an equal weight of water and flour and an extremely small amount of yeast and NO … [...]
Recipe for Raisin Buns / Krentenbollen
Yes, you need that many raisins, so stick to the recipe! I have been making raisin buns for a while now, and I think I have tweaked and tried the recipe quite to everybody’s satisfaction. Raisin buns are called ‘krentenbollen’ … [...]
Sausage Rolls with Secret Spice Mix
Sausage rolls are much loved in Holland. They go by the name of ‘worstenbroodje’ if they are made with bread dough or ‘saucijzenbroodje’ when made with puff pastry. [...]