Weekly Breadcrumb is a weekly series where I look back on what baking has taught me, shown me, or reminded me over the previous week. A lesson, or gift, I have received from baking. I made some Norwegian rolls (Rundstykker!) this week, twice within a few days of each other. Why twice? Because I enjoy…
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Weekly Breadcrumb: Let it Cool
Weekly Breadcrumb is a weekly series where I look back on what baking has taught me, shown me, or reminded me over the previous week. A lesson, or gift, I have received from baking. We have had quite a lot of winter weather around here, and we’re not used to it! The cold, ice, and…
Weekly Breadcrumb: Try a New Recipe
Weekly Breadcrumb is a weekly series where I look back on what baking has taught me, shown me, or reminded me over the previous week. A lesson, or gift, I have received from baking. This week, I made banana nut bread, as well as cornbread. Both of these recipes were brand-new to me. And tonight,…
How to Store Fresh-Milled Flour
I’ve posted about how to store your grains, and my grains storage solution has worked out great! Now – how to store your flour that is freshly milled? The answer is simple, and one that I didn’t anticipate when I first started this journey. How do I store my freshly-milled flour? Well, for most of…
Weekly Breadcrumb: Use Your Instincts
Weekly Breadcrumb is a weekly series where I look back on what baking has taught me, shown me, or reminded me over the previous week. A lesson, or gift, I have received from baking. This week, I made Kneippbrød with fresh-milled flour for the second time. The first time I made it, it turned out great…
Kneippbrød (Norwegian Kneipp Bread)
My maternal grandparents were both born and raised in Norway, and so Norwegian traditions and foods have been an important part of my life. I came across a recipe for Kneippbrød in Magnus Nillson’s “The Nordic Baking Book,” and knew I needed to make this. This is a very popular Norwegian bread, but I am…
Weekly Breadcrumb: Lessons in Tenacity
Weekly Breadcrumb is a weekly series where I look back on what baking has taught me, shown me, or reminded me over the previous week. A lesson, or gift, I have received from baking. My 15-year-old has taught me something very important about tenacity. I think of tenacity as having a relentlessness in your pursuits…
Weekly Breadcrumb: Remembering Why I Bake
Weekly Breadcrumb is a new weekly series where I look back on what baking has taught me, shown me, or reminded me over the previous week. A lesson, or gift, I have received from baking. Yesterday, I was reminded of an important reason for why I bake. But first, let me back up. Over the…
Einkorn Biscuits
Making edible and pretty decent biscuits with fresh-milled einkorn flour, following some less-than-wonderful einkorn experiences Previous einkorn challenges I have had a tricky time with einkorn recently, with at least two failed loaves. Each loaf resembled a discus that you might throw at a track and field meet – flat, heavy, dense – not something…
Weekly Breadcrumb: A New Series!
I’m trying something new – a weekly short reflection on Saturdays where I look back on what baking has taught me, shown me, or reminded me over the previous week. A lesson, or gift, I have received from baking. This week: The gift of surpriseI had to start a brand-new sourdough starter a few days…