Category Archives: Bread Making

Back to the Basics

Today was the first time I’ve baked bread at home in probably two months. This is mostly because it has been so hot this summer I didn’t want to heat up the kitchen. My kitchen at work is already hot so I’ve been baking it there (making the dough at home and carrying it to-and-froContinue reading “Back to the Basics”

A Rather Interesting Bread Recipe

OK, so if you’ve been to this blog before you probably realize a few things–that I like cooking, bread making, and bike riding–but also that I have sort of eclectic tastes, meaning I have never really been one to stay “inside the box.” Anyhow, this is a good segue to this rather odd-sounding bread recipeContinue reading “A Rather Interesting Bread Recipe”

A Rather Interesting Bread Recipe

OK, so if you’ve been to this blog before you probably realize a few things–that I like cooking, bread making, and bike riding–but also that I have sort of eclectic tastes, meaning I have never really been one to stay “inside the box.” Anyhow, this is a good segue to this rather odd-sounding bread recipeContinue reading “A Rather Interesting Bread Recipe”

Of Weights and Measure (and the dough that almost took over my kitchen)

This post is in response to a recent question by a reader; this wasn’t the first time this question was asked, just the most recent…and even after baking countless loaves of bread the same thing happens to me every so often, but it is completely fixable. What I am talking abut is the consistency ofContinue reading “Of Weights and Measure (and the dough that almost took over my kitchen)”

>Of Weights and Measure (and the dough that almost took over my kitchen)

> This post is in response to a recent question by a reader; this wasn’t the first time this question was asked, just the most recent…and even after baking countless loaves of bread the same thing happens to me every so often, but it is completely fixable. What I am talking abut is the consistencyContinue reading “>Of Weights and Measure (and the dough that almost took over my kitchen)”

Bread Bikes

Before I started this blog I had another blog waayyy back in 2006 or 2007…that’s like light-years ago in Internet time. Anyhow, it was when I was toying with starting a blog, and it was, for a very short time, called The Biking Baker…seeing how I like to bike and bake. I even had thoughtsContinue reading “Bread Bikes”

>Ezekiel Bread…my interpretation

> I’ve posted recipes for this bread–or variations of it–in the past on numerous occasions, but the two most popular are here and here. Those two posts, in fact, draw the largest amount of visitors to this blog everyday (through search engines, I imagine). Yup, I can carry things on my bike until I’m blueContinue reading “>Ezekiel Bread…my interpretation”

Ezekiel Bread…my interpretation

I’ve posted recipes for this bread–or variations of it–in the past on numerous occasions, but the two most popular are here and here. Those two posts, in fact, draw the largest amount of visitors to this blog everyday (through search engines, I imagine). Yup, I can carry things on my bike until I’m blue inContinue reading “Ezekiel Bread…my interpretation”

>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#288)…plus some text and a couple recipes

> A couple cups of twelve-year-old sourdough starter, which is named  for the date of its spontaneous incarnation…7/99, as in July 1999 (the year that my starter came to life and my marriage fell apart…I’m sure there’s a metaphor here but I’m still too far in denial to recognize it). I resurrected the starter aContinue reading “>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#288)…plus some text and a couple recipes”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#288)…plus some text and a couple recipes

A couple cups of twelve-year-old sourdough starter, which is named  for the date of its spontaneous incarnation…7/99, as in July 1999 (the year that my starter came to life and my marriage fell apart…I’m sure there’s a metaphor here but I’m still too far in denial to recognize it). I resurrected the starter a fewContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#288)…plus some text and a couple recipes”

>Whole Wheat Potato Bread with Cheddar and Caramelized Onion

> This is a pretty straight-forward recipe and a variation on some I’ve posted previously. Potato and cheddar are classic combination but when you add caramelized onion it gives the bread a truly savory flavor…almost a meal by itself. I made this last week as an accompaniment to black bean-jalapeno hummus (click here for aContinue reading “>Whole Wheat Potato Bread with Cheddar and Caramelized Onion”

Whole Wheat Potato Bread with Cheddar and Caramelized Onion

This is a pretty straight-forward recipe and a variation on some I’ve posted previously. Potato and cheddar are classic combination but when you add caramelized onion it gives the bread a truly savory flavor…almost a meal by itself. I made this last week as an accompaniment to black bean-jalapeno hummus (click here for a recipeContinue reading “Whole Wheat Potato Bread with Cheddar and Caramelized Onion”

>Four Ingredients…

> That’s right…four ingredients, that’s all you need to make really good bread. Anything else is extra. The ingredients I used to make the beautiful loaf pictured above are this: Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Yeast, Kosher Salt. Often I’ll add olive oil or honey to my breads for richness or sweetness, but this loaf isContinue reading “>Four Ingredients…”

Four Ingredients…

That’s right…four ingredients, that’s all you need to make really good bread. Anything else is extra. The ingredients I used to make the beautiful loaf pictured above are this: Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Yeast, Kosher Salt. Often I’ll add olive oil or honey to my breads for richness or sweetness, but this loaf is madeContinue reading “Four Ingredients…”

Tomato and Spinach Swirly Two-Toned Sandwich Bread

  This is a simple technique I’ve used for years to give bread a dramatic look when sliced. I made this for our Christmas eve dinner at my sisters house. The way to make it is quite simple: lay two different raw bread doughs on top of each other and roll them up. When itContinue reading “Tomato and Spinach Swirly Two-Toned Sandwich Bread”

>Tomato and Spinach Swirly Two-Toned Sandwich Bread

>   This is a simple technique I’ve used for years to give bread a dramatic look when sliced. I made this for our Christmas eve dinner at my sisters house. The way to make it is quite simple: lay two different raw bread doughs on top of each other and roll them up. WhenContinue reading “>Tomato and Spinach Swirly Two-Toned Sandwich Bread”