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Basic Dough

How to Make Beautiful Palmiers with Handmade Rough Puff Pastry
This pastry is so versatile that I cannot stop using it! But I promise this one will be the last one for 2022. And what better way to finish this series than making something sweet. Palmiers are so...
Enriched Dough

What is Bread Anyway? Banana Cake vs Banana Bread Compared
To me banana bread is cake. There is no gluten, and it contains far more butter, eggs, and sugar than any bread I’ve ever made. So, I call it banana cake not bread. Also, it is leavened with baking...
Bread With Preferment

These 100% Whole Wheat Baguettes Are Unique and Super Tasty
You can find a couple of regular baguette recipes on my channel. They use the exact same principles as this version, so if you have made baguettes before, then you will be able to make these too. I...
Whole Grain Bread

How to Make Cold Fermented Wholegrain Breakfast Rolls
As promised here is a soft version of my cold fermented whole grain breakfast roll recipe. This one is made with a scald which gives the rolls a particularly nice and springy crumb. Scald and yudane...
Flatbreads & Crackers

How to Make Perfectly Crisp and Delicious Matzah
Matzah or matzo is an unleavened flatbread that is part of Jewish cuisine and an important element of Passover. Passover is still a while away, but I wanted to make this because someone suggested it...
No-Knead Bread

Cheesy Tear and Share Soda Bread Recipe
Soda bread is one of the simplest and quickest breads you could make. And you do not have to compromise on flavour or texture either. While this kind of bread will not keep for long, it is not...
Principes of Baking

Scalding Technique Explained | How to Make Your Bread Last Longer
Scalding is an old European breadmaking method which is performed by mixing part of the flour in a recipe with boiling water and then letting that mix sit for several hours before adding it to the...
Brioche

100% Whole Wheat Brioche Dough Recipe
Brioche is the most versatile dough ever. It can be turned into pretty much anything and you can find great examples for it in the Brioche playlist on my channel. A whole wheat version had not come...
Sourdough Bread

Sourdough Starter and Leaven. Are They The Same Thing?
Levain, leaven, sourdough starter. They can be the same thing, but not always. Levain is a noun in the French language. By definition a ‘sourdough culture’. Leaven is an English word. It can be a...
Festive Breads

How to Make Perfect Rum Baba | Boozy Yeast Cake Recipe
Rum baba is a dessert of rum syrup soaked bread/cake often served with whipped cream and berries. There are many recipes out there and this is by no means an authentic one, but it stays true to the...
Baking World Tour

How to Make Jamaican Style Beef Patties with Handmade Pastry
You already know how much I love my rough puff pastry. It’s crumbly and flaky and makes for the best wrapper for a delicious filling. And when it comes to Jamaican patties there are few that could...
The Steps of Baking

Step Number 1 – Scaling
Weighing out ingredients is the first step to any successful bake.And I should stress the word weighing. You might be used to measuring ingredients by volume, like using cups and spoons. Although it...