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If you’re looking for the ultimate guide to perfect sourdough bread, then you have come to the right place. Keep reading.
I’m not going to lie – my first sourdough bread was a brick. It was in 2011, when I started my sourdough bread-baking journey. I got myself Chad Robertson’s book Tartine Bread and a dutch oven in the hope to get that perfect crunchy crust and tender, soft crumb.
Read more »In my last post I shared the experience about the workshop with Nicolas Supiot From the seed to the peasant bakery.
Today I would like to share a video about his unique way of sourdough bread baking. It’s meditative – with bare feet on the ground, hands in petrin and fire in his heart.
Read more »When you think of the bread or when buying a bread, what comes to your mind first? Is it the smell, the look or the moment of enjoying its taste? Do you think of the baker who made it? Are you interested in the story behing the bread and how long did it take to make the bread? Are you wondering where your baker sourced his/her flour from? Or where did the grain grow? Is it local or imported from the other part of the world? How did the farmer treat the crop while growing? Did he used pesticides? Where were the grains stored after harvest?
Read more »You know that feeling when you travel somewhere and it feels good, almost like home, and it feels like soul has anchored? I had this feeling when visiting Sicily a year and a half ago. I promised myself to come back. I didn’t know when and I haven’t been making any plans to come back, I just let the thought of it somewhere at the back of my mind and to puzzle itself on its own.
Read more »There were some sunny Christmas days spent in the mountains and there was a car crash couple of days later. I was overlooked and there was nothing I could do. I was in shock and I wasn’t in shock. I was angry. The moment of collision was long and it was short. I didn’t know if I would make it. I did. It hurt and it still hurts. Not much will for baking, but time for recovery and thinking. I don’t know if I can call this being lucky, but in that moment of crash and not knowing, I felt how it’s like having regrets of not living fully. Because, when you make some steps towards that side, you are alone with yourself. And regrets hurt the most.
Read more »If you are tired of baking underproofed loaves, then you’re at right place. In this post we’ll check how to recognize early signs of underproofed sourdough bread and how to avoid them.
What does underproofed mean?
It means that the yeast hasn’t produced enough carbon dioxide and the gluten hasn’t been developed enough to carry the bubbles of carbon dioxide and to enable expansion.
Freestyling is a kind of skill I am still learning in my life. It’s about how to act spontaneously, from the heart and without being burdened by many “what if-s” and “it should-s”. It’s about riding the flow and about being present in each moment, observing what is happening and re-acting accordingly.
Read more »When it comes to travelling, I always choose nature. I grew up at the countryside, so changing landscapes, nature sounds, openness and my heart at peace are what inspire me the most. Looking back, I’ve never had eyes for architecture, concrete jungles and intense noise. All the cities were alike and I never really understood the city vibes – until I visited New York City in June this year for the first time. It felt like home and again I would feel that spaciousness I search for in the nature. My heart was at peace.
Read more »My relationship with eggs has always been strange. Sometimes I wouldn’t have eaten eggs for months and next I’m eating them 14 days in a row. Well, I guess strange would just mean listening and adapting to my body’s protein needs.
Read more »Not many words are needed in the autumn. The nature keeps transforming with each moment, serving us with stunning landscapes and the last produce in its humble yet powerful way. It’s moving inwards. To reflect, to rest and to build up again for the next season.
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