Please enjoy this Citrus Pain au Levain roundup from the monthly bake for the Bread Baking Babes and Buddies.
The bread of the month for the Bread Baking Babes for June was Citrus Pain au Levain with Herbs and Seeds, a naturally leavened bread, and one of my favorites.
I was the host kitchen and I only laid out a few ground rules for making this bread.
- Use at least 30% of some type of whole wheat flour
- Include some citrus flavoring of your choice – orange, lemon, lime, other
- Also include some seeds, herbs or both
I must say, everyone played along very nicely.
It’s always a delight to see how the other bakers interpret the bread and make it their own.
The Breads the Buddies’ Made
Our new baking buddies baked up a storm this month. Thank you, Shirley, Bonnie, Maree, and Chandini for baking along with us.
Shirley of Ever Open Sauce made two versions of the Citrus Pain au Levain. One loaf was made with semolina and kamut as the base flours, together with black and white sesame seeds and fennel seeds. That sounds good to me! Too bad she wasn’t happy with the results. She made the second loaf with lemon, poppy seeds, and sesame seeds. It sounds like a very seedy proposition! And delicious!
Bonnie made her Citrus Pain au Levain with caraway seeds, citrus, and thyme. Great idea to use caraway seeds! Just look at that oven spring and what a nice crumb!
Maree went all out this month and made several versions. Her first bread was made with chopped rosemary from her garden, fennel seeds, and the zest of a large lemon. Nice scoring and what a beautiful crumb!
For her second take on this bread, Maree added olives and preserved lemons. Love the idea of using preserved lemons. This one had a lovely crumb as well!
For her third bake, Maree added orange zest, toasted walnuts, diced fresh Granny Smith apples, and the flowers from four sprigs of organic lavender from my garden for the herbs. Another lovely crumb especially since her dough was wet to work with.
Chandini made her version with lemon, thyme & fennel seeds which is always a great combination in my book! What beautiful scoring and such lovely photos!
The Breads the Babes Made:
As usual, the Babes utilized their baking geniuses to create their versions of Citrus Pain au Levain. Lovely breads ladies! Thank you for playing along and being such good sports.
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- Karen’s Loaf
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- Crumb shot of Karen’s Loaf
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- Elizabeth’s loaf
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- Crumb shot of Elizabeth’s loaf
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- Elle’s Loaf
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- Crumb shot of Elle’s Loaf
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- Judy’s Loaf
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- Crumb shot of Judy’s Loaf
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- Crumb shot of Kelly’s Loaf
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- Another Crumb shot of Kelly’s Loaf
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- Tanna’s Loaves
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- Cathy’s Loaf
Please visit the Bread Baking Babes’ blogs to take a closer look at the bread they made.
- blog from OUR kitchen – Elizabeth
- A Messy Kitchen – Kelly
- Judy’s Gross Eats – Judy
- Karen’s Kitchen Stories – Karen
- Bread Experience – Cathy
- Feeding My Enthusiasms – Elle
- Thyme for Cooking – Katie
- My Kitchen in Half Cups – Tanna
Thank you everyone for participating in this challenge. You’re fabulous!
Happy Baking!
Cathy
Shirley @ Everopensauce says
I made the citrus sourdough bread too. You sent me the badge. Here is the link:
https://www.everopensauce.com/citrus-pan-au-levain-with-poppy-and-sesame-seeds-bbb/
Cathy says
Shirley, I’m so sorry I missed you in the round up. I’ve added your post. Great looking loaf! How interesting about the poppy seeds.
Shirley @ EverOpenSauce says
Cathy, thanks for your kind words and quick response. So many loaves of great-looking bread in a single post. Good work!
Elizabeth says
Please excuse the lateness of my comment on this excellent roundup, Cathy. Many thanks again for a great choice of bread.
I can’t get over the gorgeous colour of your bread crust, Shirley.
What beautfiul bread, Bonnie – great idea to add caraway seeds!
Maree!! You are brilliant. I especially like the idea of adding olives and preserved lemons
Fennel seeds are so good in bread, aren’t they, Chandini?
Cathy says
No worries Elizabeth! I’m so glad you liked this bread. The Bread Baking Buddies did a fabulous job with it.