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Fall has always been one of my favorite seasons. The cool, crisp, breathable air is a welcome relief from the heat and humidity we experience during the dog days of Summer. Summer has its benefits, mind you, but it’s always a pleasure to move out of the heat and transition to beautiful clear skies, dropping temperatures, and falling leaves. It’s also a great time to get
Are you looking for creative uses for your sourdough starter? Then I invite you to step out of the bread box. This past summer, I participated in a contactless farmer’s market in my local community. All of the orders were submitted online, and sometimes, I didn’t know until the last minute how many breads I would be making that week. I had decided to make
Matar kulcha or chola kulcha is a combination of two dishes – a fluffy yeasted flatbread and a spicy salad made with white peas or a cooked curry. Kulcha, an Indian flatbread, is the September bake for the Bread Baking Babes. Kulcha is a soft and fluffy leavened flat bread cooked on a cast iron griddle or thick bottom pan on the stovetop. Aparna, of
Have you ever looked longingly at those exquisitely scored breads that show up in your Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest feeds and thought I could never do that? Me too. I’ve gotten pretty good at scoring deep cuts and creating different patterns in the dough to help the loaf open up during baking, and sometimes even achieving the coveted “ear,” but I didn’t think I had
These Birotes Salados Mexican Sourdough Sandwich Rolls are very crusty and have a nice sour flavor. To make the traditional sandwich, they need to be “sturdy” so they can stand up to being drenched with a ladle full of tomato sauce. This bread is unique to Guadalaja, Mexico, and is used for Tortas Ahogadas — sandwiches made with carnitas, pickled onions, refried beans, and two
