The best ever hand made crumpets
Crumpets and tea are things of beauty, especially in the winter when warm, buttery, toasted things are welcome by tea time just as the long, dark night begin to close in.
Category: Bread and baking
Bath buns – delicious and easy enough for kids to make
Nobody knows if these buns really originate in Bath, England. They are sweet, soft buns that are simple and quick to make.
Life is too short for lent
We are now into lent. We fried doughnuts, ate pancakes, gobbled all the chocolate in the house and…it’s still covid and it’s still winter. So, really? Life is too short for giving up goodies for lent. My thought? Take up Read More …
Easy recipe for delicious, Swedish Tunnbrod (thin bread)
On a recent free, covid-inspired, bakealong by zoom, we made these wonderful tunnbrod – or “thin” bread. Healthy and delicious, they are perfect food for a picnic! If you would like to join the free bake alongs, join our mailing Read More …
How to bake the perfect ciabatta – comparing four great ciabatta recipes
Over the past couple of weeks has seen the global HQ of Virtuous Bread test four great ciabatta recipes to select the perfect one. How to bake the perfect ciabatta? You know how! Just look at the winner of the Read More …
Lussebullar – simple and delicious saffron buns from Sweden
Lussebullar are prepared and eaten specifically to celebrate St Lucia’s day on the 13 December. The fact that they contain saffron (more expensive than gold by weight) proves they are a celebration bun – eaten on special occasions and and Read More …
Impressive and simple bread sticks
Bread sticks, or grissini, as they are called in Italy, are a great favourite. You can have them thin and crunchy (and made this way they keep really well in an airtight container) or you can have them fat and Read More …
Delicious and beautiful twisted, chocolate buns
Many people have heard of cardomom bullar from Sweden. For those of you who like them, here is a simple recipe for twisted chocolate buns using the same technique. Chocolate is frequently easier to find than cardomom. If you Read More …
How to make rye bread
The Real Bread Campaign’s Rye Revival season, it may be time for a SUPER SIMPLE recipe for rye bread. No sourdough, no wheat flour. Just rye. Any rye will do. Rye has a bad reputation. People think is is heavy Read More …
A two country bread tour and not a hole in sight
How do I get those big holes in my bread? That is a question we often get from students. In fact, we get it so quickly that there is a post dedicated to it. However, take a set back and Read More …