It feels so good to be baking again! Recently I got hold of the book, Heirloom Baking with the Brass Sisters. I had seen an episode with them on the Food Network show Throwdown with Bobby Flay and they were so adorable that I knew I had to get their book. Recipes that are handed Read More →

These days my bedside novel is Peter Reinhart’s The Bread Bakers’ Apprentice. I am in love with this book. Last night, even though I was sleepy I couldn’t put the book down- like it was some really interesting crime mystery novel and I was at the part where the murder was just seconds from getting solved. Read More →

This pre-fermented dough is perfect for making many French Breads like the baguette. INGREDIENTS 1 1/8 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 1/8 cups unbleached bread flour 3/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp instant yeast 3/4 cup to 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp water, at room temperature DIRECTIONS 1. Stir together the flours, salt and yeast in Read More →