Bread

My inner bread nerd had always dreamed of baking in a wood-fired brick oven, something you don’t commonly find in bakeries nowadays. So when I received an invitation from Jana Balážová and Andrea to co-host a sourdough baking workshop in Sicily, I enthusiastically agreed. The …

When I was visiting Portugal and Lisbon in 2024, I visited a very small bakery with a coffee shop where they also served breakfast. I had a lovely chat with the owner, who told me that they were baking sourdough and told me a bit …

I gave myself a few weeks of inner reflections to think if I should attend Embodied Nature, a workshop with Frida Kim and Wagner Kreusch at Domaine de Boisbuchet, and to set my goals. However, last week I found myself in the middle of French …

No-knead bread with 1% starter is perfect for those who do not have time to work the dough intensively but still want to bake sourdough bread regularly. This bread requires only very brief mixing, just enough to combine all ingredients, followed by a long fermentation. …

Palyanytsya is one of the symbols of Ukrainian baking. It appears on postage stamps and is an integral part of Ukrainian culinary culture. Traditionally, it has a round shape, like the sun, and a distinctive cut on top that makes the bread look as if …

Not long ago, I thought that a highly hydrated spelt bread could only be baked in a tin, otherwise it would spread. But things change, and fortunately, so do my opinions. With new knowledge came a new attempt: a free-standing, high-hydration spelt loaf. And it …

I created this recipe during the COVID period, and since then it has been baked thousands of times by sourdough enthusiasts. It is therefore truly well tested and reliable. The recipe includes a small amount of sugar and butter. Butter can be replaced with any …

I first noticed miso bread in the selection of an English bakery, and I immediately wanted to try it myself. If you don’t have miso at home, I recommend getting some. It has a distinctive aroma and depth of flavor, and it is a natural …