Buttermilk Bread (from the MLOVE Con-Festival kitchen)

Posted on 15. Oct, 2011 by virtuousbread.

Thanks to those who enjoyed the bread at MLOVE this summer and have asked for the recipe. Here it is! The early morning baking was a bit of a ritual that Max and I got into. Me, because I am always up at around 5 and Max because he always goes to bed around 5. [...]

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Baking with Teen Camp at MLOVE 2011

Posted on 06. Jul, 2011 by virtuousbread.

The travelling bread oven loves to demonstrate the sense of wonder, enchantment and achievement that comes with baking bread. Very little is more satisfying than teaching this to kids and teens. There is a natural sense of achievement in seeing your dough double in size in the bowl and there is a huge sense of [...]

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Buttermilk bread is centre stage at the MLOVE ConFestival

Posted on 30. Jun, 2011 by virtuousbread.

Sadly the rain it raineth every day here at the castle today. What this means for us is that we are getting wet. What this means for the bread is that it is taking longer to rise because it is about 10 degrees cooler in the castle kitchen today! At 05.30 Max was already in [...]

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Good bread takes time and connects us back to ourselves – notes from the MLOVE Castle

Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by virtuousbread.

Oh No! What is the world coming to! The travelling bread oven decends on Germany and makes bread in the castle! The MLOVE ConFestival kicks off today - a celebration of the mobile industry and an opportunity to think about its future. The travelling bread oven is here to - well - part of that [...]