What’s so special about this loaf? It’s hard to explain without tasting it. The smell, the texture, the nice bite, the taste of that little bit of whole wheat but not too much. We put it in front of our family at the Christmas table and it was gone before you could say merry. So, a loaf for special occasions definitely… [Read More...]
Best bread recipes
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… [Read More...]
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… [Read More...]
No Knead: Muesli Whole Grain Spelt Loaves with Cherries & Pistachios
I like to wake up slowly and make my breakfast in a relaxed way, not in a hurry. But sometimes you look at the clock and you know you have to fly and you know you’re off to a bad start. Grabbing something along the way usually results in horrible food choices at gas stations! That’s one of the reasons I came up with… [Read More...]
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 … [Read More...]