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10 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Bakers in Your Life
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, why not ditch the box of chocolate and get that special baker in your life something they can use all year long. Here are 10 Valentine’s gift ideas for all budgets. Heart Shaped Spring Form Pans Spring form pans are a must have, especially…
4 Ways To Take Your Sourdough To The Next Level
Sourdough bread on its own is already quite a special bread. It is leavened with natural yeast and is fermented for much longer than normal bread. If you are a sourdough baker, you probably know that making a good loaf of sourdough takes a lot of time and patience, but…
4 Simple Sourdough Recipes That Help Keep Your Starter Alive
A sourdough starter contains living organisms. It requires constant discards and feedings to replenish its nutrients and to stay alive. You can read more about starters and why it is important to discard and re-feed here. Arguably the best way to discard and feed is by using a portion of…
The Simple Guide To Baker’s Percentage
When you look at a sourdough recipe, you make notice percentages associated with each ingredient. This is the baker’s percentage. It is basically the percentage of each ingredient used relative to the flour. The quantity of flour is usually 100%, unless otherwise stated. The reason some recipes will give baker’s…
4 Easy And Delicious Sourdough Toast Topping Ideas
A good slice of sourdough bread is the perfect canvas for flavourful toppings. Although a smear of butter with some flaky salt is a great way to eat sourdough bread, sometimes you may want something more. Here are 4 easy, delicious and savoury topping ideas for sourdough bread. Each one…
How To Get The Perfect Sourdough Ear
What is a sourdough ear? A sourdough ear is that raised piece along the score line on the top of a sourdough loaf. It’s where the dough splits open as it rises up in the oven. A lot of bakers try to achieve this in their loafs for two reasons….
5 Affordable Sourdough Baking Supplies You Need
When you are first starting with sourdough baking, you may not have any pieces of sourdough baking supplies. You can use things you already have to take on the role of any specialized piece of equipment. If you are only starting out or experimenting with sourdough, there really isn’t any…
Do You Really Need A Mixer To Make Sourdough?
In short, no, you don’t need a stand mixer to make good sourdough bread. If you’ve read my post about sourdough baking equipment, you’ll probably already know how I feel about this. You don’t really need any type of specialized bread making equipment to make good bread. The role of…
What Exactly Is The Tangzhong Method?
You know that super soft, pillowy bread you can get from an asian bakery? A lot of those breads are made using a Japanese bread making technique called the Tangzhong method. Tangzhong is really popular in Asian style baking, and for good reason. It creates super soft bread that stays…
Complete Guide To The Steps Of Sourdough Bread Making
Sourdough bread making has some basic steps that almost every baker uses. Each step plays a role in a successful final product. If you are curious about what each step does, keep reading. Activate the starter Activating the starter involved feeding the mature starter with flour and water. This provided…