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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Homemade pizza crust – video recipe
Make your own pizza dough from scratch, add your favorite toppings and bake the best homemade pizza!I love this recipe, it’s easy to make and delicious and it calls for simple and budget friendly ingredients. When I ask my kids what they want for dinner the answer is almost always the same: pizza. I know, it’s much more easy to order pizza but I prefer homemade food. Homemade pizza is very tasty, you can make the crust as thin or as fluffy as you want and you can add your favorite toppings. To make the pizza dough you need you need flour, water, fresh or dried yeast, a little vegetable…
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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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Cinnamon swirl bread recipe
Soft, fluffy and packed with flavor, this homemade cinnamon swirl bread is my family’s favorite. It’s so simple and yet so incredible yummy. The filling is what makes the difference, a gooey and delicious filling made with butter, cinnamon and sugar. It’s like a huge cinnamon roll :). And you know how much I love cinnamon rolls. This delicious cinnamon swirl bread makes the perfect choice for breakfast, for dessert or for an after school snack. It’s very easy to prepare and do you know what is the most difficult part of this recipe? Waiting :). Waiting for the dough to rise and waiting for the cinnamon swirl bread to…
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Sunflower seed soft pretzels
Soft, fluffy and loaded with sunflower seeds, these pretzels make the perfect snack. Traditional German pretzels require a baking soda bath which ensure that special texture: chewy and a little bit crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. I wanted fluffy pretzels with soft crust, so I skipped the baking soda bath. Instead, I brushed my pretzels with egg wash. You may serve these delicious sunflower seed pretzels warm or cold, as a snack. They go well with Greek yogurt. You should also try raisin pretzels, sun flower seed pretzels, and cheesy soft pretzels. Ingredients for sunflower seed soft pretzels: – 450 gr (2 and 2/3 cups) flour…
