Pumpkin Spice Sourdough Cupcakes with White Chocolate Ghosts
Here is a sweet treat for the month of October! This easy, one bowl, recipe is a great way to use up leftover sourdough discard. I don’t know about you but this is the time of year baking really ramps up and I end up with lots of discard. These cupcakes are sturdy, lightly sweet […]
Wood Fired Baking Retreat in France
In early September I was lucky enough to visit Pat Hains from Pilgrims au Pain in St. Cirq Lapopie, southwest France. I had the most wonderful time! Southwest France reminded me of some areas of California where I grew up, only it was more quaint, with beautiful old stone buildings, churches and quaint villages. The […]
Easy Buckwheat Sourdough Pancakes
Buckwheat Sourdough Pancakes – copyright Rochelle Nelson – Sept 2018 Makes approximately one dozen pancakes. 42 grams of butter (3 Tablespoons) 1 large egg 235 grams of sourdough starter discard (¾ Cup) 28 grams light brown sugar (3 Tablespoons) ½ tsp cinnamon 175 grams of whole milk (¾ cup) 1 tsp vanilla 68 grams […]
Ready to Bake More Sourdough?
Hello Everyone! I just returned from a week of traveling by plane and then by car across the Arizona Desert (twice) in 118F weather! This instructor felt BAKED! I was able to visit with my (87 years young) dad on the coast of California (80F! Yay!) and some of my children and grandchildren. Now I […]
Newly Launched Course – Sourdough Bread Baking Exploration
Hello everyone! I’ve been working for months on a new baking course and it’s finally finished! It’s called “Sourdough Bread Baking Exploration.” In this course I explore different aspects of sourdough baking. The course covers: Exploring protein quality in flour. This shows an easy test to see if your flour is suitable for bread baking. […]
Grain to Bread Workshop in Seattle – 1
I attended the Grain to Bread Workshop at the Seattle Culinary Academy in Seattle on June 1st and 2nd 2018. It was a wonderful experience. Mockmill and the Seattle Culinary Academy sponsored the event with Guy Frenkel, Andrew Ross and Will Grant giving demonstrations. Paul Lebeau instructed us on grain milling using the famous Mockmill […]
An Accident and an Interesting Outcome.
Hello everyone! I wanted to tell you about an accident and an interesting outcome. I made up some San Francisco dough. I had a slow cooker going with some broth in it. So instead of using the Brod and Taylor proofer I put the dough container near the slow cooker. I woke up early this morning and checked my […]
Columbia County Bread and Granola Bakery
I was sent a sample of Columbia County Bread and Granola Bakery’s sprouted grain bread. They vacuum packed it. It was really good. I feel it would have been at it’s best had I taken the time to re-crust it in the oven but it tasted good as it was too. They make a mash […]
How to get Blisters on Your Bread Crust – Bubble Crust
I have been called the queen of blisters…. ha ha ha! I love it! Now if you are from those countries where bread crust blisters are considered a fault, then go off and hide in the corner because this post isn’t for you. Here in the USA we love blistered crust,