Tag: yeast baking

• Pitta Breads- #100bakeschallenge

  

  Back at Christmas 2021 my friend bought me a really useful gift- a poster from Crumbs By Collette, which features 100 scratch off squares. Each square underneath reveals a picture of a well known traditional bake. As you bake that particular item, you scratch off the square. It doesn’t have a time frame to be…

  Smart Cookie Sam

  May 27, 2023

  #100bakeschallenge

  #100bakeschallenge, baking, bread baking, comfort food, family, family meals, flatbread, kebabs, pitta, pitta bread, salad, yeast baking

• Chelsea Buns- #100bakeschallenge Paul Hollywood’s Recipe.

  

  A Chelsea Bun is a rich yeasted bun flavoured with citrus zest, dried fruit and cinnamon, dusted with sugar and then glazed with a sticky topping, such as warm apricot jam. They originate from the early 18th century where they were baked at the Chelsea Bun House, an establishment popular with the Hanoverian Royal Family…

  Smart Cookie Sam

  March 7, 2023

  #100bakeschallenge, buns

  bakeries, baking, British Baking, buns, Chelsea Buns, dried fruit, Paul Holloywood recipe, Paul Hollywood, traditional, yeast, yeast baking

• Paul Hollywood’s Focaccia: #100bakesposterchallenge No 74.

  

  Yeast baking and bread making is my nemesis! I’m not confident baking bread at all. Things either don’t rise or they look a complete mess. So when I have to make anything bread or yeast related, I run for the hills! Now as you know, I have my #100bakeschallengeposter on the go and by New…

  Smart Cookie Sam

  January 15, 2023

  #100bakeschallenge, Breads and Yeast Bakes, Family Meals, Food and Drink

  #100bakeschallenge, baking, baking with kids, comfort food, family, family friendly, family meals, focaccia, Italian baking, Italy, olive oil, savoury baking, yeast baking

• GBBO Technical Bake: Paul Hollywood’s Chocolate Babka

  When watching last week’s GBBO and it came to the technical I was intrigued to know what a Babka was. I’m sure that the contestants have had to make a Babka before in a previous series but I couldn’t remember what they were. A babka, according to the description on Wikipedia is “a sweet braided…

  Smart Cookie Sam

  October 20, 2020

  Tarts and Pastries, The Great British Bake Off

  babka, baking, chocolate, GBBO, Paul Hollywood, technical bake, The Great British Bake Off, yeast baking