A personal quest – It all started with a gnome. A gnome taking form as a bread baking machine, which rises at night instead of me, throwing a couple of wooden blocks into the oven to start getting his hands dirty. Daily bread with a push of the button. In 2010, I did not know… [Read More...]
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Favorite flatbreads: The Turkish lahmacun – our style
In these uncertain times, we see many people resort to the comforting and gratifying art of baking. We have always been baking through good and bad times, but never have we felt the significance of it more than in the last weeks. We are lucky in many ways. Lucky in what we have and where we live and being able to bake our own bread… [Read More...]
Old friends raisin bread – A new favorite!
This bread has been two years in the making, mainly in our heads and more recently in our ovens. We are truly very happy with this recipe. It was inspired by a phrase in Dutch that goes ‘Ouwe jongens krentenbrood’, which translates as… [Read More...]
Sourdough mini boules
I find these mini boules are the perfect little breads for two or to accompany a nice family meal or dinner with friends. You can share one with some soup or dip it in a gooey Camembert out of the oven. They also make an original little present. Another advantage mentioned by one of our bread friends: there’s more crust to enjoy! [Read More...]
Video: Making & Baking Classic French Croissants
This video shows us making classic French style croissants, largely following recipe by Jeffrey Hamelman.
It also contains a time lapsed oven shot of the baking of the croissants! [Read More...]
Sweet baking
Marbled mini brioche with raw cacao & pearl sugar
We use the no knead method for this dough, so no mixer needed! This recipe is a fun variation on our no knead brioche, making 6 individual baskets that look very dainty. For this recipe we used organic raw cacao, which gives halve of the dough a light brown color. You can also choose… [Read More...]
Super chocolate mini muffins
Big muffins can be such a meal, but these smaller size muffins are indulgent yet modest to serve guests. They are very easy to make and the rewards are big. They have such a wonderful consistency, soft and moist with olive oil and yogurt and little… [Read More...]
Our favorite choux pastry method
Let us share with you the way we like to make choux! As a baker it is really essential (and lets not forget fun) to learn the skill of cooking and baking this pastry because with it, you can make all kinds of classics. Profiteroles, croquembouches, éclairs… [Read More...]
The perfect chocolate chip cookies
The average cookie you buy in the shops is baked until it is completely dry and crisp. This also applies to the chocolate chip cookies you find in supermarkets. As home bakers we are very lucky we can make the best fresh cookies without worrying about long shelf life… [Read More...]
