My recipe made 4 small baguettes which worked well. The dough for baguettes is wetter and sticker than when I am making normal loaves of bread, hence the mixer (imagine the mess I’d make in the kitchen doing it by hand!) Continue reading
My target – keeping the number 7 in mind – is a minimum of 70km over the course of the week (meaning a minimum of 10km a day). I’ll track my cycling – and my practice routes – on the Strava app on my phone. If I can do more that’s a bonus. Continue reading
I got up early this morning to do some baking – Listening to my radio show in the kitchen, I made 4 Bacon & Cheddar Loaves. Continue reading
We certainly got the best part of the day with some nice sunshine. In my coat and scarf I felt at times like I’d put on too many layers. Continue reading
I baked Tantallon Cakes, which are not actually cakes but are in fact buttery shortbread biscuits. Continue reading
Porridge bread – not a type of bread I’ve eaten before – but the result wasn’t bad. The recipe doesn’t use any butter – just oats, water, flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Continue reading
I’ve been doing some German baking today, and found something which satisfies my sweet tooth without being too complicated. Continue reading
The weekend is here again which means another baking session. I’ve gone Greek today and have made a Μπουγάτσα (Bougatsa), typically served at breakfast in Greece. Continue reading
A good day of baking today… Continue reading
2021 got off to a good start with a lovely trip to Silverstone where I drove around the Formula 1 race track enjoying their festive lights show. Continue reading