Kneading the Bread

In the eighth grade I started baking bread as a school project. I baked a different kind of bread every week for six weeks, took pictures of the bread and wrote a report. I've been baking ever since. This blog is a record of my bread baking from when my first grandson, now thirteen, was a little boy until now.

Friday, January 10, 2020

A Lesson in High Hydration Sourdough Bread

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I love making bread with sourdough starter, using only the starter as a natural yeast/leaven for the bread. I bake out of lots of cookbooks ...

My bread roots

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My bread baking was inspired by my mother. In the eighth grade I had to do a home-ec project. At the time I think she was considering becomi...
Friday, September 23, 2016

Carrement Chocolat, the Fancy Cake from Dorie Greenspan (Baking Chez Moi)

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My sister came to Atlanta for her birthday (September 4) on Labor Day weekend. I wanted to bake her a cake - I am fifteen years older than s...
Saturday, August 27, 2016

Bouchon Bakery: Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

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My second foray into Bouchon Bakery cookbook occurred today when I baked the oatmeal raisin cookies on page 32. I am dedicated to weighing...
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