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I am submitting this recipe for Sourdough Ciabatta to Fresh From The Oven which is being hosted this month by Utterly Scrummy Food For Families. Each weekend I try to bake a new type of sourdough loaf in order to get the feel for how the dough works and to change things up a bit in … Continue reading Sourdough Ciabatta
These rye crispbread crackers are perfect with cheese. Even better you can use them with a pâté. Or even to dip into hummus. For April the Fresh From The Oven challenge was set by Jen over at Blue Kitchen Bakes. The challenge was to make Knackerbröd - Rye Crispbread which is literally a crisp bread. Dave and I have … Continue reading Rye Crispbread | Knackerbröd
A while back Jane-Anne tweeted asking a question about her sourdough. Celia, from Fig Jam and Lime Cordial, is the sourdough expert in my opinion, and so I directed Jane-Anne to Celia. Serendipity prevailed, and the very same day Celia blogged her 101 on sourdough bread making. This led to Celia posting a part of Priscilla, … Continue reading Sourdough English Muffins
This seed and oat daily loaf is perfect for school and work lunches. Bread is not something I eat every day as it tends to find its place on my hips far too readily. I spent a lot of time in my December holidays experimenting with different bread recipes for my bread maker, and I … Continue reading Seed And Oat Daily Loaf
With the internet not playing friendly during my leave break nothing has gone to plan. I've been writing my blog drafts on my BlackBerry and hoping against hope to have enough access to the internet to post something. My blog has been so quiet that it has also had a vacation. Knowing I'm away for … Continue reading Griddled Flatbreads
I am submitting this recipe for Chilli Cheese Maize Bread to Fresh From The Oven which is being hosted this month by Tina's Cooking. My December holidays started with drinks at a friend, followed by supper out at the new Chinese place in the village. We got home late and after reading a chapter of my … Continue reading Chilli Cheese Maize Bread
I love the traditions surrounding my Jewish faith and the one of breaking bread has lovely memories for me. I can remember Friday nights at my Grandmother. The antique candlestick holders had white tapers, to be lit, before sunset, ushering in the Sabbath bride. After that a prayer would be said over the wine - … Continue reading Challah | Kitka | Braided Bread
I think I am starting to sound like a stuck record. It is still winter in the Western Cape. It is not nearly warm enough in my kitchen to prove bread, and even if I could sit the dough outside, it is raining. We have had snow before in October but for some reason this … Continue reading Nut And Seed Bread
I have wanted to try and make salted caramel for quite some time now, but I have just not got around to trying it. On the 1st of September I opened my RSS reader to see what this month's Fresh From The Oven challenge is, and salted caramel focaccia from Signor Biscotti showed up. Dave … Continue reading Salted Caramel Focaccia
It feels like a year ago that I was offered the opportunity of hosting FFTO, and I just want to thank Claire of Purely Food and Michelle of Utterly Scrummy Food For Families for the opportunity. In December I came up with a list of breads I would challenge you all to do, but I discarded … Continue reading Mosbolletjies | Must Rolls
I was hoping that the June Fresh From The Oven challenge would be up before I left work on the 1st of the month so that I could get it made on the first weekend and blog it the first Monday. This however did not happen, which in a way was a blessing as we had a … Continue reading Pita Bread
This recipe for fruit and nut bread is my submission to Fresh From The Oven. This month, our host for Fresh From The Oven is La Cuisine de Sarah. She set us a lovely task of making a breakfast fruit bread. Ordinarily I would get the challenge on the 1st of the month, and then have a good … Continue reading Fruit And Nut Bread
These hot cross buns were made for the Fresh From The Oven challenge. They are meant to be made over Easter. But I could well imagine making them year round. I can remember at high school being late for a class and telling the teacher "better late than never" (cheeky bugger me) and he replied … Continue reading Hot Cross Buns For Fresh From The Oven
This month, the challenge set by Lavender and Lovage for Fresh From The Oven is to make croissants. Watch out for all the attempts on the first of the month by visiting here. I decided not to follow the given recipe, but to use the recipe for Viennese croissants that I found in my copy of Larousse … Continue reading Croissants
The year has started with an interesting challenge for those of us who participate in Fresh from the Oven. This month, Silvia and Ivan from mushitza set the challenge and it was for tangzhong bread which I have never heard of before. In fact, I am not sure how one even pronounces this? A real challenge indeed. The challenge … Continue reading Tangzhong Bread
This month's Fresh from the Oven challenge was set by Michelle who blogs over at Utterly Scrummy Food For Families. I decided to make the festive wreath using my kitchen aid stand mixer, but decided not to even attempt Michelle's directions for the actual making of the wreath, but rather to repeat my cinnamon buns layout and make a … Continue reading Festive Wreath
I was like a child, the day before Christmas, checking the blog very half an hour on the first of the month, to see if this month's Fresh from the Oven challenge had been posted. Eventually I had to leave work and on the 2nd the first thing I did was check in. I was … Continue reading Panettone
I made Cinnamon And Sour Cherry Buns for Fresh From The Oven. I had a real blonde moment when I joined Fresh From The Oven and so did not take part in the September challenge. After clearing up what I needed to do, I went to take a look at the October challenge, and it was … Continue reading Cinnamon And Sour Cherry Buns