Archive of posts from June 2013

Five-Grain Country Bread

2013-06-17



While it had all the makings of a wonderful bread (sponge made with rye, whole-grain soaker, high hydration), this bread just didn’t turn out for me. Note how flat and pale it is. The dough was really hard to work with, and never formed a ball. I was hesitant to add too much f...

Banana-Chocolate Bread

2013-06-14



Instead of making the same old, same old, I always look for new recipes to try whenever I have ripe bananas on hand. This recipe featured grated chocolate, which sounded interesting to me, and it didn’t disappoint. Pulverizing the chocolate in the food processor meant a lot of...