Bread Experience bread baking blog

Bread Baking Blog

Artisan bread recipes, baking tips, and inspiration from the Bread Experience kitchen.

Robert Mays French Bread from 1660

Take a gallon of fine flour, and a pint of good new ale barm or yeast, and put it to the flour, with the whites…
Make Sprouted Grain Crackers with Over-Sprouted Wheat Berries

Have you ever let your wheat berries sprout too long? I’ve baked a lot of sprouted breads over the years, and I can’t tell you…
Uses for Stale Bread: Panzanella Bread Salad

Making Panzanella Bread Salad is a simple way to use up stale bread. Also known as Tuscan Bread Salad, Panzanella is made with garden vegetables…
How to Have Fresh Basil all Year Long

When I visited Tuscany a few months ago, I learned how to keep fresh basil around all year long even when freshly-picked herbs are not…
A Batard and a Pear Tree

A beautiful Bradford Pear tree stood next to the cherry tree in my front yard. Over time, it grew and expanded until it’s branches spread…
Chewy Sourdough Granola Bars with Blueberries, Dates & Almonds

These Chewy Sourdough Granola Bars with Blueberries, Dates & Almonds are so easy you’ll be surprised you haven’t tried them before. I’ve had granola bars…