Yes, you read that right, my sourdough bread kept being flat and I’ve been obsessed with working out why all week.
A look back on the last 12 months
It seemed appropriate for me this week to take a look back on the last 12 months and see how things have changed around here.
Extracting the essence of vanilla beans
Well not entirely what it is, the essence isn’t as good as the extracting from vanilla beans. Really I’m talking about making vanilla extract.
Trying to follow June and her bread making
Yesterday I was watching a YouTube video of June and she was making her sourdough bread so I thought trying what she did could be good.
I am obsessed with hooks
Really I’m not joking, I really am obsessed with hooks. I have been putting them everywhere. Gotta love obsessions.
The bread I was making before sourdough
You know before I started making the sourdough bread I did experiment with some no knead bread which was really easy to make.
Scrolls in cinnamon
Cinnamon scrolls or rolls is not something that is well known in Australia. Well, not as they do them in the USA.
Sourdough – what I have learned
I promised you a post on sourdough and what I have learned from making it a long time ago, but I have finally put it together for you. It probably isn’t a whole list, and I will most likely add to it from time to time, but here is what I have so far.
Chocolate cake is universal
Everyone has a chocolate cake recipe and it can be just that easy because isn’t it a universal truth that everyone loves chocolate cake? It is also surprising to see how many people whose first cake was a chocolate one.
Baking in the past
Initially, I was going to do this as part of another post, but then I decided that looking at baking in the past deserved a post on its own. I hope you agree.