The Changing Seasons

Did I mention this Monthly Photo Challenge, The Changing Seasons? I think I did but if I did not, well I meant to… I’m giving it a go, although it really will present some challenges. I’m not doing the blogging here but over on my photo site: Runestone. I’ll probably include a mosaic of the …

There’s something in the air

We went out after work yesterday and made an early start on our weekend. Would you like to come on the walk with me? We went down to the village and ate our tea on the pier before washing it down with a beer at the pub and walking home again.

Spelt and Linseed

As mentioned earlier, this recipe comes from Bakery Bits and can be found in the leaflet that they produced for use with the La Cloche baking dome. It uses 60/40 Strong White and Spelt flours. Fresh yeast is called for. Just for once I had none to hand, so I used Dove’s Farm active dried …

Bitza and Buns

I need a new oven. Rolls and bread made from the same batch of dough – behaved entirely differently on top and bottom shelf. The buns “peaked”. There is something very wrong with that oven. Has it anything to do with the kitchen knife that was jammed in the fan blades, I wonder. Whatever – …

Rustic Country Loaf, Illustrated

Drum kit being assembled, camera seized, snapshots taken.