This is the last bread in the sourdough section of the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Book. I will be a little sad to say goodbye to the sourdoughs. Baking them has been a new and thrilling experience for me. I must admit, sunflower seed bread did not really sound like a loaf you want to go out [...]
Archive for March, 2010
#35. Confessions of a Bulk Food Store Snacker and Sunflower Seed Bread.
Posted in Bread Bakers Apprentice Challenge, tagged Bread, Sourdough, Starter, Sunflower Seeds on March 24, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Lanie’s Crunchy Coleslaw
Posted in Salads, tagged Coleslaw, Crunch, Sunflower Seeds on March 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My friend Lanie served this delicious salad to me, last summer. The original recipe comes from Susie Fishbein’s book, “Kosher by Design”. This is my adaptation. The recipe makes more dressing and crunch mixture than you will need. Extra dressing keeps well in the fridge for 2 weeks. The extra crunch mixture will keep [...]
#34. Memories of Open Window Bakery
Posted in Bread Bakers Apprentice Challenge, tagged Bread, Pumpernickle, Rye, Sourdough, Starter on March 17, 2010 | 11 Comments »
The 34th bread in the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge is Pumpernickel Bread. I just love saying “Pumpernickel”. The word always makes me smile . It makes me remember Saturday night dinners when I was growing up. We would have sliced Pumpernickel Bread from Open Window Bakery (in Toronto), creamed cottage cheese and several different types of smoked [...]
#33. Poilâne-Style Miche
Posted in Bread Bakers Apprentice Challenge, tagged Bread, Miche, Poilâne, Salt, Sourdough, Starter, Toast on March 10, 2010 | 7 Comments »
This week in the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge we tackle Poilâine-Style Miche. When it comes to artisan bread, the name Poilâine is synonomous with excellence. Bread freaks from all over the world travel to Paris to purchase bread from the Poilâne family. Pierre Poilâne started a baking business in 1932 in Paris, creating bread using stone-ground [...]
