My panettone experience was the single most frustrating and stressful experience I have had in my short baking life. So naturally, I must try it again this year.
bubbly bob adventure
Sourdough Brioche
What a weekend. So much is going on. Sometimes when things seem overwhelming, make bread. Work those negative emotions out, then eat them, then…. well you know what happens to them. This is therapy.
Raisin Benoitons
I made some bread with Bubbly Bob and broke a baking dish.
Meet Bubbly Bob
Now I tell you the story of how Bubbly Bob comes to be. Until earlier this year I had no idea what a sourdough starter is. I have learnt to bake a very basic bread with your standard instant dry yeast and active dry yeast (bought by mistake, didn’t know you need to activate them with water first) And that was the extent of my knowledge about yeast for bread. One day I had a conversation with a somewhat hippy coworker, he talked about “making your own yeast”. “Yeast is everywhere, even in the air!” “You just put it in Continue Reading