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Andrew Whitely's really simple sourdough

Experimenting with Andrew Whitely's really simple sourdough formula I continually get a split at the shoulder of the loaf. I thought I...Read more

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An introduction

To begin at the beginning - it was starless and bible black. oops, sorry, wrong script. Before I start posting recipes, I'm aware that I do...Read more

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My first attempt at Shiao-Ping's 'Home Bread' recipe

A little introduction and my first loaf. I grew up in a European family in Australia, we didn't have any of the fluffy white bread that all...Read more

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New Beginnings

Barmbrack (or brack) is the bread I grew up with. It's a bread I know. Often called a 'tea cake', it's actually a tea laden fruit bread...Read more

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The importance of ingredients

I made my first sourdough bread at the end of 2009. The beginner's guide took me through getting started. I've been baking most weekends...Read more

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The Quest for Exceptional Organoleptic Bread

Lately I have been looking for a good local source of organic, stone-ground unbleached whole wheat flour at a reasonable cost. My search to...Read more

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Lettuce Recall 2010 Affects Romaine Lettuce

Freshway Foods, depending in Ohio, has instituted a romaine lettuce recall 2010 . This recall comes because of 19 confirmed cases of...Read more

First try

Hello everyone just joined wrote something yesterday but had trouble with my pictures so lost it !!. Baked my first sourdough last week in...Read more

Something in the air…

I recently moved out of my London flat and down to the south coast of England, to live for a while with my sister and her husband in the...Read more

Pagnotta at Baker D. Chirico, Melbourne

I had a lovely day in Melbourne visiting bakeries last week. I visited all of the best five sourdough bakeries over there plus a few more,...Read more