all you knead is bread

Win big in the All You Knead Is Bread raffle

All You Knead Is Bread is published on 11 October!  Lend us a hand and win great prizes… 1.  Win a great prize by helping raise the profile of the book world wide.  When you pre-order the book on Amazon (or have already done so), e mail me the amazon receipt and a randomly selected

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Where do I buy heritage flour in the UK?

Up in Northumberland where the sky is big and the air is fresh, there is a business run by Andrew and Sybille Wilkinson that is dedicated to growing, milling, and transforming heritage grain into wonderful flour and delicious food.  The business is called Gilchesters Organics and a walk across the farm’s beautiful fields takes you

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Baking with scalded flour

In Scandi-land there is a tradition of baking with “scalded” flour.  I have never come across this anywhere else but I can tell you that everyone should be doing it as part of their baking repertoire because it turns out gorgeous bread.  The crumb is soft and chewy as if there was a lot of

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What is Italian 00 flour?

One of the questions I am frequently asked is, “what is 00 flour and how does it compare to English flour?”  This is swiftly followed by, “I am making focaccia/ciabatta/white bread out of the strong, stone ground English bread flour that you suggested I use and it is not turning into the Italian bread of

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