Everyday Wholewheat Sourdough

Over the last few weeks, my friend Marta has been posting about a whole range of delicious breads which she made using cast-iron casserole pots. Obviously I really like Marta, but what I don’t like is her beating me on what I consider to be my turf. Like bread. Not to be outdone, I quickly got…

German Country Bread, or Schwarzbrot 2.0

Bread is so important to a German diet that we have an entire meal named after it: our evening meal, ‘Abendbrot‘, means literally ‘evening bread’ and consists of, you guessed it, bread, cold meats, cheese, and salads. We have quite a reputation for our breads, too, at least on the continent: rye bread, buttered and with slices of cooked…

Sourdough Starter

How better to start this blog than with sourdough starter. If you haven’t eaten sourdough bread yet you have been missing a treat: it’s chewy, has a slightly sour taste and keeps for longer than your average loaf. Although making the bread doesn’t take that long, in order to do so you need a starter, which takes…