sourdough-obsessed home baker
A few weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of meeting Paul Lebeau, managing director of Wolfgang’s Mockmill, who was visiting Las Vegas for the first ever Artisan Bread Expo. I wasn’t able to attend the event, but Paul was kind enough to take some time out of his busy day to sit down with…
A friend of mine was visiting from San Francisco, and she told me one of her favorite breads is brioche. I’ve made other enriched breads before, like my Sourdough Hazelnut Chocolate Babka, but never this French classic. I honestly cannot believe how well this bread turned out, it was rich, soft, buttery, and shred-able, basically…
When I’m craving a savory bread, I always revert back to this classic flavor combination. I don’t think I need to go into what makes this tandem so perfectly matched, but the aroma of sweet roasted garlic, and earthy warmth of rosemary may have something to do with it… This was the first time I’d…
Change is good, at least when it comes to my new method for baking sourdough bread. Admittedly, I was very apprehensive about changing up my sourdough baking process, but after a string of high hydration flat loaves I knew I had to make some changes if I wanted to enjoy the soft texture and airy…
Since posting a photo of these biscotti on my instagram, I’ve gotten so many requests for the recipe. I adapted this biscotti recipe from Sarah Owens’ book Sourdough, a great book for both beginner and advanced sourdough bakers. Her book includes great bread recipes with unique flavor combinations like her Butternut Squash and Cherry Bread…
One of my fondest memories of growing up in the Philippines was coming home from school to a basket of fresh-baked pan de coco from one of our local bakeries. These soft, chewy bread rolls with sweet coconut filling were a favorite of mine and one of the foods I missed most after immigrating to…
Let me start by saying, I absolutely love this bread. Whenever we’re hosting or are invited to a dinner party, this is the loaf I make because it’s always a crowd pleaser. People are often puzzled whenever I bring out this mysterious dark loaf, as soon as I explain to them that it’s chocolate sourdough,…
I’m always on the hunt for good uses for my sourdough discard. I love this recipe because it allows me to use up a large amount of sourdough discard and is a great way to use up overripe bananas. This recipe if a bit of a hybrid, the recipe itself is based on the…
If you’ve seen my chocolate chip cookie recipe, you’ll know that I absolutely hate wasting anything that has to do with sourdough. Since there are only two of us living together, it can be tough for us to finish an entire loaf. While there are tons of dishes you can create with leftover sourdough, this…
Sometimes you love something so much, you just can’t let it go. This is how I feel about my starter, and each time I refresh it, I just can’t bring myself to throw away the discard. Last week, when my bf requested a batch of chocolate chip cookies — I took it as the perfect…