I contributed a new recipe to Breadtopia for a durum wheat, herb, garlic and provolone cheese sourdough bread. I had a great time developing it, including an uh-duh moment of realizing that folding dough around large slices of cheese was going to make for a strange crumb structure because dough can’t reconnect through a big…
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Book Talk: Fixing the Food System
Last weekend, I spoke about my dad’s book, Fixing the Food System: Changing How We Produce and Consume Food. I discussed what the book meant to my dad in the context of his career as a food policy journalist. My stepmom spoke about poverty, hunger and nutrition advocacy in the past; and a friend of…
Whole Emmer Sourdough at Breadtopia
Emmer wheat was eaten by humans as early as 17,000 BC, when it was gathered rather than cultivated. It has fewer chromosomes than typical consumer wheat and less gluten. I contributed this recipe for emmer bread to Breadtopia. Check it out and also more research on the grain.
Coconut Rice Sourdough Bread with Chocolate
This bread is like a coconut rice pudding in a crispy crust. It has no sugar, yet it’s a little sweet. So delicious.
Guest Blogger at Breadtopia
Today I’m a guest blogger at Breadtopia, the popular bread baking website and community where I’ve learned so much about sourdough baking techniques and how to handle different grains. I’ve shared a recipe I developed from a yearning for Thanksgiving in spring – a Savory Stuffing Sourdough Bread with the health benefits of natural leaven…