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2024-03-30 10:04:11

These sourdough leavened olive baguettes are kind of spectacular. They have a touch of rye flour and so much crispy golden crust to enjoy with the bursts of olive flavor. The airy crumb can hold plenty of olive oil, and the baguettes also pair well with soft cheeses like ricotta and burrata, or shavings of hard cheese like pecorino romano and grana padano.
https://breadtopia.com/olive-baguettes/

2024-03-25 16:47:19

Chocolate spiced hot cross buns are a delicious alternative to traditional dried fruit filled buns. Enjoy them warm and melty and feel free to play with other tasty additions to the dough, such as dried cherries or candied orange peel.
https://breadtopia.com/chocolate-hot-cross-buns/

2024-03-25 16:46:58

Here we compare Kamut®, khorasan, and durum wheats for taste and performance differences in bread baking. The quick summary is that there seemed to be more terroir difference than species difference in the loaf appearance, and taste testers didn’t have consistent opinions about the flavors of all three breads. Some found durum more buttery, others found khorasan and Kamut more buttery. Same with sweetness.
https://breadtopia.com/kamut-khorasan-durum-comparison/

2024-03-25 16:46:30

This braided bread is both beautiful and scrumptious. The texture is squishy-tender from the milk and all purpose flour; and the flavor is balanced and interesting with some whole wheat flour, plus the toasted pecans, dried cranberries, and hint of honey. It makes an impressive gift bread, but you'll want to make yourself one too.
https://breadtopia.com/cranberry-pecan-milk-and-honey-bread/

2024-03-25 16:45:39

We experiment with “double scoring” which is a technique meant to increase the “bloom” (or opening) of the loaf during baking. With this technique you score normally before the dough goes into the oven, and then again 5-7 minutes into the bake.
https://breadtopia.com/experiment-scoring-dough-once-versus-twice/

2024-03-22 18:03:02

Here’s a recipe for when you’re feeling playful or want a visually striking slice of bread. It involves mixing two doughs, one of which is hydrated with butterfly pea flower tea to create a bright, blue-violet crumb. Folding together the white and violet doughs is fun, and cutting into the final loaf to see how they ended up swirling together even more so.
https://breadtopia.com/butterfly-pea-flower-swirl-sourdough-bread/

2024-03-22 18:02:38

Enjoy this basic sourdough sandwich bread made with all purpose flour. The bread has a soft, tender texture and is buttery, with a hint of sweetness and a subtle complexity that you will never find in bread from a grocery store. It works great for toast, and of course, sandwiches.
https://breadtopia.com/basic-all-purpose-sourdough-sandwich-bread/

2024-03-22 18:02:13

This is a guide to baking bread without special, dedicated equipment, whether you’re a new bread baker who isn’t sure yet if you want to commit to the hobby, or an experienced baker who wants to bake bread in another kitchen–when visiting friends and family or staying in an vacation rental. This article is intended to help you make tasty, attractive bread with tools that are in most any kitchen.
https://breadtopia.com/artisan-bread-baking-without-special-equipment/

2024-03-22 18:01:44

Cottage loaves have a fun shape and are crusty on the outside and soft inside. Inspired by Paul Hollywood's recipe on the "Great British Baking Show," this sourdough version has a slow fermentation and a lot of flavor. It also likely harkens back to how the bread would have been made before the advent of commercial yeast.
https://breadtopia.com/sourdough-cottage-loaf/

2024-03-22 18:01:14

These lemon crinkle cookies with spelt flour and sourdough starter are a delicious fiber-filled treat to brighten your day. If you have lemons to spare, try the preserved lemon recipe in the notes.
https://breadtopia.com/lemon-spelt-crinkle-cookies/

2024-01-25 18:23:29

Try this sprouted wheat sourdough bread recipe for a soft, stale-resistant sandwich loaf. The tangzhong method adds just a few minutes to the process and the delicious results are well worth that investment of extra time.
https://breadtopia.com/soft-sprouted-wheat-sourdough-sandwich-bread/

2024-01-25 18:23:03

Kanelbullar are Swedish cinnamon buns made with a cardamom-spiced dough and twisted into knots rather than rolls. The cardamom and cinnamon combination is absolutely delicious and they tend to be a bit less sweet than American cinnamon buns even before icing is factored in. We experimented with making these buns using sourdough versus instant yeast, as well as 100% whole grain flours versus 25% whole grain flour and 75% all purpose flour. The results were delicious across the board but indeed quite different.
https://breadtopia.com/kanelbullar-swedish-cinnamon-buns/

2024-01-25 18:22:37

Grissini are delicious Italian breadsticks, and this recipe makes them extra flavorful and crispy with a mix of durum whole grain flour and extra-fine tipo 00 flour. Coated with sesame seeds, nigella seeds, and rosemary, they're perfect for snack or as a beautiful accent to a dinner table spread.
https://breadtopia.com/grissini-italian-breadsticks/

2024-01-25 18:22:08

This couronne bread has rustic appeal and complex delicious flavors from buckwheat and turkey red flours as well as sourdough fermentation. Enjoy it sliced vertically for dipping or topping with jam or cheese, or slice it horizontally to make sandwiches. The shape gives you a lot of wonderful crispy crust.
https://breadtopia.com/sourdough-buckwheat-couronne/

2023-12-09 21:23:19

Kernza perennial grain gives this sourdough ciabatta a delicious herbal and nutty flavor. This crusty bread is fantastic for sandwiches and perfect for sopping up olive oil, being inundated with tomatoes, and generally holding a diverse array of drippy sandwich contents.
https://breadtopia.com/kernza-sourdough-ciabatta/

2023-12-02 11:59:47

Try these tasty cookies with buttery-sweet khorasan flour and a striking raspberry and pistachio filling. It is so fun to slice the tube of dough and reveal the pretty swirls, and satisfying to watch the cookies fly off a platter because they're that delicious.
https://breadtopia.com/raspberry-pistachio-pinwheel-cookies/

2023-11-23 12:28:13

Turkey-shaped sourdough bread is a playful addition to your Thanksgiving table. Check out our shaping video for instructions on how to form this bread and try our recipe, which uses heirloom turkey red wheat.
https://breadtopia.com/turkey-red-turkey-bread/

2023-11-11 12:15:56

Butter tarts are an iconic Canadian dessert that's perfect for Thanksgiving or any other holiday or special dinner. With a tender flakey crust and a gooey buttery filling, the prep work is surprisingly easy and they bake up in just 18 minutes.
https://breadtopia.com/canadian-butter-tarts/

2023-11-07 18:54:16

Norwegian Crisp Bread aka "Knekkebrød" is a thoroughly enjoyable flatbread. The crisps are packed with nutrients and fiber, delicious by themselves or topped with anything from smoked fish to berry jam, and as for staling / shelf life, they will stay fresh a lot longer than you will resist eating them.
https://breadtopia.com/knekkebrod-norwegian-crisp-bread/

2023-10-29 10:29:09

This vibrant purple sweet potato sourdough bread has a nutty sweet flavor with hints of vanilla and a soft moist crumb. The crumb of this sourdough bread is quite moist and it needs a little longer to bake than similar weight dough without mashed purple sweet potato, but the moisture also makes it very slow to stale. Try this delicious eye-catching bread toasted or sliced fresh, for sandwiches or for dipping.
https://breadtopia.com/purple-sweet-potato-sourdough-bread/

2023-10-29 10:28:31

Purple sweet potato or ube filled milk buns make a delicious and beautiful breakfast, snack, or dessert. The filling is sweet, nutty, and fragrant with hints of vanilla and cinnamon; and the yeast-leavened dough is simple, quick, and delicious.
https://breadtopia.com/purple-sweet-potato-buns/

2023-10-14 13:04:03

Here is a recipe for whole grain bread leavened with the Belgian style sourdough starter called desem. Created with stone-milled whole grain flour at cool temperatures, desem is a dry starter with deep fruity notes.
https://breadtopia.com/whole-grain-desem-bread/

2023-10-14 13:02:30

Breadtopia invited Jennifer Lapidus, founder of Carolina Ground flour mill and author of the award-winning book Southern Ground, to share her method for creating desem, a Flemish sourdough starter with a delicious fruity aroma and a distinctive approach for nurturing compared with typical sourdough starter. Give desem a try! Its low-key cold feeding schedule is great for beginners and experts alike — perfect as your only starter or for a second option in your refrigerator.
https://breadtopia.com/how-to-make-desem-belgian-style-sourdough-starter/

2023-09-25 18:25:44

Challah is a popular Jewish bread typically enjoyed on the Sabbath and holidays. The dough is enriched with eggs, oil, and sugar and it’s often braided. There are many different and beautiful ways to braid dough and one of the easiest shapes is the round four-strand braid, often served at Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, to signify the cyclical nature of the year and seasons.
https://breadtopia.com/sourdough-challah/

2023-09-25 18:22:58

When baking bread that calls for enriched dough (additions like eggs, milk, sugar), sourdough leavening (as opposed to commercial / instant yeast) can often result in a lack of desired crust browning (AKA “the Maillard reaction”) leaving you with a pale bread that looks bland and underbaked. In this post we go over reasons for this and provide a solution in the form of a sweet, stiff levain that gives results much closer to yeast alone.
https://breadtopia.com/sourdough-starter-and-maillard-reaction-in-enriched-doughs/

2023-09-14 18:01:43

Here is a pumpernickel raisin bread with bold flavors that balance out in the final product. Cocoa, coffee, molasses, rye, corn, wheat, and raisins meld together during a slow sourdough fermentation, and the result is chewy and intoxicating. This is not quite a dessert bread, but certainly with a layer of melted butter or made into French toast, it'll be a decadent treat.
https://breadtopia.com/pumpernickel-raisin-bread/

2023-09-14 18:00:57

This spelt thin-crust pan pizza is baked in stages, allowing for a crispy, nutty crust that supports a thick layer of delicious toppings. You can make the recipe as is -- it is really a delightful combination of flavors and textures -- or change up the elements to fit your cravings, whether for a thicker crust, or different flour or toppings.
https://breadtopia.com/spelt-thin-crust-pan-pizza/

2023-08-21 14:54:14

Kernza has a nutty, herbal flavor that is delicious by itself or paired with other flours. ⁠For bread baking, it performs similar to einkorn and rye, making beautiful airy loaves when paired with stronger flours, and delicious closed crumb breads when used alone.⁠ Kernza has more fiber and protein than conventional wheat, and more fiber and about the same protein as ancient einkorn wheat.
https://breadtopia.com/kernza-artisan-bread/

2023-08-21 14:53:48

With our commitment to supporting regenerative agriculture, offering Kernza® perennial grain in our shop makes perfect sense. This grain derived from intermediate wheatgrass was developed by the Land Institute and we source it from A-Frame Farm where it’s grown organically. We’re hopeful that Kernza and other perennial grain crops will help global food security in the long run.
https://breadtopia.com/baking-bread-with-kernza-perennial-grain/

2023-08-21 14:52:55

An ear on bread is when the score or cut is wide open and one side is curled back and deeply toasted on the edge. Ears are neat and actually pretty easy to achieve if you’re using a stronger flour. In this post we explain how an ear is formed and detail multiple techniques for making sure your artisan loaf will not end up hard of hearing.
https://breadtopia.com/how-to-get-an-ear-on-artisan-style-bread/

2023-07-31 14:51:49

This whole grain recipe for Turkish simit incorporates golden khorasan and hard white wheats for extra flavor and nutrition. The twisted sesame-coated crust is full of texture and has a slight sweetness from grape molasses. Enjoy simit with tea and a savory Mediterranean breakfast or drizzle the simit with honey for a sweet afternoon treat.
https://breadtopia.com/whole-grain-turkish-simit/

2023-07-24 15:49:17

Pan Gallego con Moña is a style of bread from Galician, Spain. It's is made with a strong, high hydration dough, and bow or "moña" is twisted on the top of the dough just before it's baked. Not only is it a fun dough to shape, the crunchy brown crust and creamy pocketed crumb make it a spectacular bread to enjoy all by itself or dipped in olive oil and herbs.
https://breadtopia.com/pan-gallego-con-mona/

2023-07-24 15:48:43

Chia pudding sourdough bread is tasty and quite unique in its chewy and crackly texture. It works best as toast, remaining spongy and pliable, because the chia seeds hold so much water. In fact, the dough is 104% hydration including the water from the chia pudding and sourdough starter.
https://breadtopia.com/chia-pudding-sourdough-bread/

2023-07-24 15:47:54

Summertime heat makes dough rise much faster and that speed can catch you by surprise even if you’re a “seasoned” baker (pun intended). Here are some tips to keep your summertime bread dough from overproofing.
https://breadtopia.com/summer-bread-baking-tips/

2023-07-09 13:03:01

Pull apart this twisted spinach bread and dip it in tangy marinara sauce as a striking and delicious appetizer for a dozen or a main course for four. The presentation is lovely and the bread is full of flavor and texture: chewy bread, cheesy spinach, and tangy sauce.
https://breadtopia.com/twisted-spinach-bread/

2023-06-24 17:09:07

Spelt and rye grains are each very flavorful and they perform quite differently in bread baking compared with conventional (modern) wheat. The scalding process and the combination of spelt and rye flours make a soft, aromatic bread that is so delicious, resists staling, and is a perfect vehicle for drippy toppings.
https://breadtopia.com/spelt-and-rye-scald-sourdough-bread/

2023-06-21 14:22:04

Einkorn is such a flavorful wheat, with a sweet nuttiness that resists souring and has no hints of bitterness. Here's a recipe for making a hearth bread with nutrient packed einkorn whole grain flour.
https://breadtopia.com/einkorn-sourdough-hearth-bread/

2023-06-10 15:05:25

Emmer wheat, also known as farro, is an ancient ancestor of modern durum, the wheat you see on the ingredient list of most storebought pasta. Compared with durum, emmer wheat berries are larger and nuttier in flavor, but both wheats make excellent pasta dough for rolling and extruding into different shapes of pasta.
https://breadtopia.com/emmer-wheat-farro-pasta/

2023-06-03 19:01:30

Focaccia is such a fun bread to make. The fermentation doesn’t have to be precise and the dough shaping is squishy-fun. Moreover, focaccia offers you a canvas for artistic expression with toppings. Sometimes just salt and olive oil are what you want, but other times you can let your imagination run wild and create a beautiful showpiece with flavorful herbs and vegetables baked into the top of the bread.
https://breadtopia.com/artistic-and-flavorful-focaccia-topping/

2023-05-31 19:12:41

Homemade pizza with fresh dough and the quality toppings of your choice isn’t just for people who can eat gluten. Breadtopia’s gluten free bread flour makes an amazing pizza that doesn’t require a lot of time or advanced baking skills. Our recipe has just four ingredients and a few simple steps to arrive at delicious gluten free pizza.
https://breadtopia.com/gluten-free-pizza/

2023-05-20 16:51:31

Here are two versions of a no knead whole wheat sourdough bread recipe. One uses less water, making a dough that is easy to shape and a bread that is great for toast or drip-prone sandwiches. The other uses more water, making a more challenging dough and yielding a flatter bread with a more moist, airy interior and thinner crust. You can follow either recipe or split the difference in water (452g) to find an excellent middle ground on the various bread characteristics.
https://breadtopia.com/no-knead-whole-wheat-sourdough-hydration-comparison/

2023-05-15 13:28:45

This simple recipe yields wonderfully soft and delicious gluten free dinner rolls. Check out the photos to see the steps, and feel free to scale up the ingredients to make more rolls, or shape them as hamburger or hot dog buns.
https://breadtopia.com/gluten-free-dinner-rolls/

2023-05-06 12:06:17

This tomato pizza is a celebration of sauce and bread. Without mozzarella and other toppings, the focus is on the delicious, chewy-crispy Tipo 00 and khorasan wheat crust and the tangy herb-filled tomato sauce. A light grating of pecorino romano cheese adds some umami and salt to the pizza, and in the sauce, you have the option to boost that savoriness with an anchovy, along with red pepper flakes for heat.
https://breadtopia.com/tomato-pizza-and-pitas-with-khorasan-flour/

2023-04-30 13:10:27

Demi baguettes are the perfect solution for the home baker who wants the airy, crispy deliciousness of a baguette without the traditional length.
https://breadtopia.com/demi-baguettes-with-yecora-rojo-wheat/

2023-04-20 12:35:45

The aroma and beautiful colors of this bread make it ideal for serving fresh from the oven with olive oil or other toppings. Green olives and toasted walnuts complement each other in a salty-nutty way, but you can play with different olives, nuts, and herbs too.
https://breadtopia.com/olive-and-walnut-sourdough-spelt-bread/

2023-04-17 17:21:08

This Lebanese bread is absolutely delicious with its crispy sesame-seed coating and tender texture. Often enjoyed as an afternoon snack, the pocket can be stuffed with sweet or savory fillings, everything from from za'atar and cheese to nutella.
https://breadtopia.com/lebanese-purse-bread-kaak-alasreya-kaakit-al-asroniyeh/

2023-04-11 18:06:35

This is a delicious vegan cornbread recipe that uses colorful fresh-milled Bloody Butcher corn. The vegan substitutes are easy to come by, and the cornbread has a lovely texture and moist crumb.
https://breadtopia.com/vegan-cornbread/

2023-04-08 16:26:51

Mămăligă is a simple and delicious corn porridge that can be made to slice into cubes and is cooked on the stove. It's the national dish of Romania and also enjoyed in Moldova and many other countries in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Similar to polenta, mămăligă showcases the flavor of the corn, and it can be a side dish or the main attraction.
https://breadtopia.com/mamaliga-romanian-corn-porridge/

2023-03-27 19:42:34

This 100% whole grain bread has a light maple sweetness along with tasty oat and wheat flavors and the rich complexity of natural sourdough leavening.
https://breadtopia.com/maple-oat-and-wheat-sourdough-bread/

2023-03-27 17:48:15

Chilean marraquetas are crusty on the outside and soft and tender on the inside. They are shaped into four segments, so you might eat half with the traditional filling of mashed avocado and a pinch of salt. Later in the day, the other half will call out to be enjoyed with cheese and quince jelly alongside a hot cup of tea. Finally at dinnertime, choripán, a grilled sausage sandwich perhaps with Argentinian chimichurri, may start to look really appetizing. Suddenly you’ve had marraquetas at every meal!
https://breadtopia.com/chilean-marraquetas-sourdough-or-yeast/

2023-03-26 21:41:53

This apple crisp takes advantage of flavorful whole spelt and oat grains. The apple base is tart and delicious, and the streusel topping has a lovely contrasting texture, plus extra fiber, nutrients, and nutty flavor.
https://breadtopia.com/spelt-and-oat-apple-crisp/

2023-03-24 11:09:44

Pizza is a savory pie for celebrating pi day. Happy #piday #pizzalovers. This pie uses Breadtopia's stone-milled whole grain all purpose flour made from hard red winter wheat berries.
https://breadtopia.com/whole-grain-sourdough-pizza/

2023-03-11 15:08:47

Pi day is coming up (3.14) and emmer wheat makes a nutty, flavorful, flakey pie crust that’s full of fiber and nutrients. It's so tasty and pairs perfectly with fruit fillings like blueberries.
https://breadtopia.com/emmer-wheat-pie-crust-blueberry-filling/
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2023-03-11 15:06:12

What are your favorite bread coatings? Different crusts are fun and a great way to deal with an extra sticky dough. This bread is covered in chia seeds, but rolled oats and sesame seeds are also great options.
https://i.imgur.com/UDCpiY0.jpg

2023-03-11 15:02:35

Bluebird Grain Farms is a regenerative, organic farm we're working with:
https://breadtopia.com/bluebird-grain-farms/

2023-03-04 16:30:22

Learn about a zero-discard sourdough starter method. Maybe it fits your baking style, or maybe some elements of it e.g. the snack feed, will work within your existing system. There's no one right way to manage starter but there's always more to learn!
https://breadtopia.com/sourdough-starter-management-a-zero-discard-method/

2023-02-28 17:56:02

Here's Breadtopia's take on French pain de mie, a bread that is super soft inside and out. We use soudough leavening, 50% fresh-milled whole grain flour, and a scald for extra softness and also resistance to staling.
https://breadtopia.com/sourdough-pain-de-mie-with-scalded-flour/