How to make sourdough croissants
Making croissants – ridiculous idea, right? Best to leave it to the Frenchies. Well actually it’s surprisingly simple. And like the rest of this sourdough baking business, it just requires a bit of patience and some elbow grease. Oh, and a lot of butter. So I made some, and here’s the recipe (again, thanks to […]
Sourdough rises again
The sourdough has got me a little bit addicted at the moment (some Googling will show you I’m not the only one), and since it’s Easter I’ve been experimenting with sourdough hot cross bun recipes. And after a couple of tries, this is what I ended up with. I thought I’d share the recipe (thank […]
E5 Bakehouse – with a light dusting of Hollywood
On Saturday I had an inspiring, enthralling and exhausting day baking bread in a railway arch in Hackney. My dad very generously bought me a one-day course at the E5 Bakehouse as a birthday present back in October last year, and it’s so bloody popular that March 16 was the earliest I could book. And […]
Fat Tuesday… and Friday, Saturday, Sunday
A weekend of filling my face. Followed by a fast day (part of the 5:2 thing – have yet to see whether it works). Followed by a dirty burger. I ate some really good stuff, I took some pictures – when I could remember and when it was light enough – and I thought I’d […]
Freelance funtime
So I was at my mum’s house on Sunday, flicking through the papers, and Nigel Slater was waxing lyrical about marmalade. Which got me all excited about the idea too. Never done it, but I was in the right place, because by the time I left to head back up north, mum had kitted me […]