soda bread

make two rounds, keep one

plain for dipping in soup and

add raisins to one

previous version

1.5 c unsweetened cashew milk + 1.5 T lemon juice, 2 c flour, 2 c white whole wheat flour, 1/2 c sugar, 2 t baking soda, 1 t salt, 1/4 c coconut oil, 1 c raisins

knead until crumbly ball forms, make 2 rounds on silpat, 350 F, 45-60 minutes or until firm

caramelized onion bread

reduce heat and tent

with foil if the outside

is browning too fast

previous version

1 c warm water, 1 packet yeast, 1 t salt, 1 T sugar, 2.5 c flour, 1 c caramelized onions, 1 apple, cut up; 1 c blue cheese

combine water, yeast, salt, sugar, flour; knead 3 minutes; rise until doubled, form into a round and top with onions, apple, cheese; let rest while oven heats, 450 F, 25 minutes

pita

on a hot stone in

the oven, the bread puffs up

and forms a pocket

source, 8 servings

1 packet yeast, 1/2 t sugar, 1/4 c white whole wheat flour, 2 1/2 c white flour, 1 t salt, 2 T olive oil

combine yeast, sugar, 1 c water, wrist-temp, whole wheat flour, 1/4 c white flour, stand 15 minutes in a warm place; add salt, oil, 1 3/4 c white flour, combine with a wooden spoon; knead 3 minutes with well-floured hands; rest 10 minutes, knead 2 minutes; rise, covered, in a warm place 1 hour; roll out 8 8-inch disks using wax paper and flour; heat a baking stone in a 475 F oven, place one disk on the hot stone in the oven, bake until puffed, 1-3 minutes; flip, bake 1-2 minutes, until a few light brown spots form, repeat

baguettes

snowmobiles drone while

dryer steam obscures the white

world out the window

previous version

1 packet instant yeast, 2 T honey, 4 c flour, 2 t salt, 1.5 c warm water

knead 3 minutes; rise, covered, 25 minutes; divide dough, for each half: form into a square, fold into thirds, repeat 3x, form into a baguette shape, score; proof 25 minutes on a parchment-covered stone dusted with cornmeal, 450 F, 15-20 minutes

oregano and hard cheese round bread

a short rising time

allows for dinner before

it gets dark outside

1 c warm water, 1 packet yeast, 1 T honey, 1 T oregano, 1/2 c shaved hard cheese, 2 c white whole wheat flour, 1 t salt, 1 T olive oil

combine water, honey, yeast; stand 5 minutes; knead in remaining ingredients for 10 minutes, form a disk on parchment, sprinkle with more cheese, rise 30 minutes at 100 F; 425 F, 20 minutes

saffron chocolate bread

bulbs are just planted;

across the world someone is

harvesting crocus

source

1 c unsweetened cashew milk heated in the microwave with one pinch saffron, cooled to wrist temp; 3 T coconut oil, 2 T sugar, 1 packet yeast, 3 c flour, pinch salt; for the filling: coconut oil, sugar, chopped chocolate

add yeast, oil, and sugar to milk and saffron and wait until yeast foams; knead in flour and salt, adding more flour if dough is sticky, knead 10 minutes; rise until doubled, stretch into a rectangle and sprinkle with filling, roll lengthwise and slice in half lengthwise, leaving an inch uncut at one end, twist sections together and then close into a ring; proof 30 minutes, bake on parchment, 350 F, 30 minutes or until golden