I needed a little bit of a detox after the kouign amanns, so I didn’t do nearly as much baking in the last 2 weeks. A small group of us held a virtual bake-off for the kouign amanns – it was supposed to be a dinner party, but you know, pandemic – and decided to … More Challah Bread
Roopa Along with the rest of the world, I’ve decided it’s a great time to bake bread. It keeps me busy when I’m not yelling at my parents to stay indoors. Sourdough has always been a daunting prospect with the whole keeping a starter alive and all. I don’t even own a houseplant! I also … More Sourdough Bread
Roopa I weighed myself this morning and decided I needed to calm down on the bread. And then I…. proceeded to make more bread… Truthfully, I just had an unreasonable amount of bananas and needed to do something with them. In my normal non-pandemic life, I’m pretty close to vegan and I mostly am gluten … More Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Roopa I am planning to make some of my mom’s recipes this week, so I figured I’d also take a stab at naan. It’s actually not something I ever ate growing up. I really only had it at weddings and restaurants. Either way, my mom didn’t have a recipe, so I searched the internet and … More Naan
Roopa I thought I’d venture out with my bread baking and decided to try making focaccia! I’ve never made it before, but I had renewed confidence based on my bread roll success! I’ve started making a sourdough levain, but that will be at least another week or two. I evaluated a few different recipes and … More Focaccia
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