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My scone recipe
There is nothing like whipping up a quick batch of scones for breakfast on the weekend, whether they are plain, cheese or date they always go down a treat when hot out of the oven with some home made...
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Feijoa, oat, tea and cinnamon rye sourdough
Well, that title certainly is a mouth full and so is this delicious bread. As feijoa season is upon us again, I will certainly be making more feijoa chutney and jelly. Well what better to have the...
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Quinoa and toasted sesame spelt semi sourdough
This sourdough has a wonderful toasted nut flavour, imparted from both the sesame seeds and the quinoa. I used a mix of organic red and white quinoa, simply because that is what I had – you could...
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Easter Bun Off
So its that time of year again where most people like to hunt out the best hot cross bun on offer. We decided this year to have a bit of a bake off and try three different hot cross bun … Continue...
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Pizza dough
A tried and tested method given to us by Sam’s Mum. Makes two large thin crust pizza. Ingredients 2 tbsp sure bake yeast 1 cup boiling water, 1 cup cold water 2 tbsp sugar 1 tsp salt 2 ½ cups …...
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Four pizza topping ideas
Saturday here in Melbourne was a bit of a miserable day whether wise, so we decided to stay in and make pizza. We got more and more adventurous as we went. Here are the four very tasty pizzas that we …...
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Ciabatta
I was surprised by how easy ciabatta was to make, I have even used a version of this to make pizza bases. The key is to use a stand mixer to kneed the dough so that you can keep it … Continue reading →
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Rye and Spelt Sourdough
A couple of weeks ago I went to the new Movida bakery in South Yarra. While I prefer the pastries I get from my local French bakery Chimmy’s, I loved the spelt loaf. It was very light for spelt, and …...
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Spelt and honey semi-sourdough bagels
I thought that I would have another go at a spelt and honey bread, but this time I decided to turn them into my first ever bagels. The bagels were very easy to make, they just take a bit of … Continue...
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Brioche buns
Brioche are a truly decadent bread, that can almost be though of as a yeasted cake. The liquid in this bread comes mostly from the eggs and butter. I was surprised by how little the dough rised during...
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Quick burger buns
I was wanting to make burgers when I got home tonight, but I did not have any buns, so I quickly whipped these up. Ingredients 1 Tbsp active yeast 2 Tbsp rye starter (optional) 1 cup warm water 1/3...
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