What is sourdough bread? Sourdough bread is a type of bread made entirely with wild yeast. If you have a strong and active culture of wild yeast you won’t need any commercial yeast. And that’s a great thing these days 🙂 You can bake can bake a delicious artisan bread using sourdough, water and flour. Wild yeast works a little more slowly than commercial yeast, so making a sourdough bread will take several hours. This recipe calls for a sourdough starter – the wild yeast (full recipe here). If you don’t have a starter, you can make one in about 6-7 days. Once you’ve made your own starter, you don’t…
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How To Make Sourdough Starter from Scratch
Making your own sourdough starter from scratch is very easy and it calls for simple ingredients like whole wheat flour, white flour and water. And all you have to do is to stir together some flours and water and let it sit in a warmish place. This sourdough starter, also known as wild yeast, it is used instead of commercial yeast to make bread and other baked goods. Wild yeast works much more slowly to proof breads and it calls for extra time and attention because you have to feed your baby 🙂 But it totally worth the effort because the bread made with wild east has a great texture,…
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Easy flatbread (no yeast) – video recipe
No yeast? No problem! Try this no yeast flatbread recipe, soft and pliable, perfect for using as a wrap or as a side. This homemade no yeast flatbread is very tasty and incredibly easy to make with only 3 ingredients: flour, vegetable oil and salt (plus water, of course, but we don’t count water as a main ingredient). This is the best homemade bread recipe in the corona virus crisis… Some people have bought all the yeast but they could’t buy all the flour :). So, let me show you how to make bread without yeast! To prepare this delicious no yeast bread you have to combine all the ingredients. You…
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Feta cheese rose rolls – video recipe
Soft, chubby and stuffed with feta cheese and spring onions, these savory rose shaped rolls make the best homemade snack. Also these feta cheese rose are very tasty and cute and the make a great choice for parties. If you want to make these rolls for breakfast you should wake up earlier because the dough requires 1,5 hours raising time (in 2 steps) or you can use store bought crescent dough. I prefer homemade dough because is tastier and healthier than the store bought one and I’m going to show how easy it is to make the dough from scratch. The recipe calls for simple and budget friendly ingredients like…
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Cornbread recipe
Slightly sweetened (but not too sweet or cakey), tender and a little moist but with crunchy edges this cornbread is the perfect side dish for soup or stew. This cornbread is so flavorful and goes great with many dinner recipes. And the good part is that this cornbread is also incredibly easy to prepare. It’s a matter of minutes. Al you have to do is to mix up a few ingredients, pour into the baking pan and bake. This is the easiest bread recipe I ever made! And I’ve made a few, you must trust me 🙂 Homemade bread is the best and I also love to knead and bake.…
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Feta cheese stuffed crescent rolls (video recipe)
Soft, flaky, with a thin and elastic crust and a delicious filling, these feta cheese crescent rolls make the perfect breakfast :). These savory crescent rolls are kid friendly and they are also a good option for school or after school snack. These feta cheese crescent rolls are also pretty easy to prepare. The dough is made with flour, yeast, milk, butter and egg yolk and is very easy to roll out. However there are a few tricks for soft and flaky crescent rolls: – knead the dough till the whole flour is incorporated then continue to knead for about 5 minutes – you should obtain a smooth an elastic…
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Feta cheese and onion bagels
Soft, fluffy, very tasty and flavorful, these feta cheese and onion bagels make the perfect choice for breakfast or for a quick afternoon snack. These bagels are also easy to make. You have to make a regular bread dough and add caramelized onions and grated feta cheese. Instead of feta cheese, you may add your favorite cheese. Don’t skip the egg wash. It’s essential if you want to obtain very soft bagels with a thin and elastic crust. If you want a crispy crust, you may brush the bagels with vegetable oil. And for flavor, sprinkle some dried thyme or oregano. You may serve these delicious feta cheese and onion…
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Cheesy focaccia recipe (video recipe)
Fluffy and absolutely delicious, this cheesy focaccia is my favorite. It’s very easy to make and you can serve it as an appetizer or as a snack, but you can also serve it as table bread. The dough I used to prepare this cheesy focaccia is a regular focaccia dough. I just added some cheese. You can use your favorite cheese or different types of cheese. You can also use leftovers from the fridge. We always can find in the fridge small pieces of cheese that nobody wants to eat. Use them to prepare a delicious cheesy focaccia bread. I used a 25/35 cm (9.84/13.77 in) baking tray. Don’t miss…
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Ham and cheese stuffed pita bread – video recipe
This ham and cheese stuffed pita bread is one of my favorites. It’s very tasty, fluffy, with a creamy filling and very easy to make. Use your favorite cheese and your favorite ham, fill the pita bread and fry it in the skillet. You don’t have to use the oven and this is a plus especially in summer time. This ham and cheese stuffed pita bread is absolutely delicious warm, and cold is still tasty. You don’t have to ask yourself if it’s still good the next day, because there will be no leftovers. Serve as an appetizer or as a snack. This delicious ham and cheese stuffed pita bread…
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Bell pepper focaccia bread
Packed with flavors, very soft, fluffy and airy, focaccia is my favorite bread. It’s very tasty, incredibly easy to make and so versatile. You can enrich the bread with herbs, vegetables, cheese or ham and get something absolutely delicious. I already have several focaccia bread recipes on my blog: potato and rosemary focaccia, olives focaccia, tomato and garlic focaccia and I’m always open to new combos. This bell pepper focaccia is my latest creation :). The result: “Mom! This bread tastes like pizza! “ So, this bell pepper focaccia has all the qualities of focaccia bread: is soft, airy and packed with Mediterranean flavors and, as a plus, it tastes…
