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Matty's Bread Blog

I'm just starting out in my bread baking, I have made four succesful batches of bread now using Paul Hollywood's white bread recipe in the...Read more

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Scotch Oven Restoration - Part One "Discovery"

The oven restoration has begun. It is an absolute joy to uncover the secrets of this old beauty. In a previous blog I provided some of the...Read more

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Cornish Calzone

What do you do when you are torn between the desire for a cornish pastie and an italian calzone..... Obviously, you invent the cornish...Read more

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Simply Bread 2

Here is another sample of pictures showing what I do. I'm passionate about the bread I make and am always looking for ways to improve in my...Read more

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Simply Bread

My name is Sebastien and I'm an artisan baker from Strasbourg, France, working in Brisbane, Australia. I work using long fermentation...Read more

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Semolina Sourdough with Red Peppers & Mozzarella

I was in a creative mood the other day and decided to try something different. I have made semolina bread before but this time I decided to...Read more

My Pain à l'Ancienne

This was actually an accident, as I was preparing my (now favourite) Hamelman's Vermont Sourdough, but I made a mistake calculating the...Read more

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Better pizza, but still not great

I made pizza again at the weekend. I was a lot happier with the results this time, especially since both of them actually stayed in one...Read more

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My best looking bread ever

I baked this bread (Hamelman's "Vermont Sourdough") under an inverted pyrex bowl over the baking stone. It's cheaper than cast iron pots,...Read more

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recent efforts

Haven't posted anything for a while but thought I would share latest efforts using a wood fired oven. :)Read more

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