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My first Bread "crusty semolina sourdough"

I got this recopie from a book called Wild Sourdough by Yoke Mardewi, appositely easy to make, yesterday was my first bread bake in the my...Read more

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Starter dead after 1 feed.....

I appear to have ruined my starter. My live starter arrived in the post about days ago. After about 36 hours it had doubled in size and was...Read more

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First panettone

Well, influenced by the posts on panettone on my "other" bread forum, The Fresh Loaf , I took the plunge. The recipe I followed was Peter...Read more

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Holiday Baking at Rainbow Bay, Queensland

We started our annual beach holiday this year without much preparation, unlike previous years. It has been a very busy year. We searched...Read more

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First Sourdough Success... A.K.A. Happiness is a Fresh Baked Loaf of Bread

A little over a year ago, I decided to embark upon a legendary journey. A journey that would take me through the Floury Mountains, down...Read more

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Our Pet Starters...

Many of us are very fond of our starters, often referring to them as pets... This was...long story, my pet counter starter Fruity - till he...Read more

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A Bread Salad with Five-Grain Levain!

My local fruit and vegetable store recently has a few new varieties of pumpkins. I picked up an attractive looking pumpkin (pictured below...Read more

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Taste of Italy - Chilies, Sundried Tomatoes & Butternut Pumpkin Sourdough Baguette

The idea of my formula came from bethesdakers ’ Butternut Squash & Sunflower Seed Baguette . One comment to his post mentioned about...Read more

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Chocolate & Praline Almond Sourdough

It was my son's 15th birthday last week. We threw him a surprise party (the ribbons in the pictures below were from his party). When I made...Read more