Kev’s fault again. He rolled round with this tub of relish spotted in Tesco with the news that there was a world-wide shortage of jalapenos. Had the bright idea of trying it in a Jalapeno/Cheddar bread that I hadn’t made for years. (Formula here – Cheddar & Jalapeños)
Followed the above formula substituting the same weight of pickles. Worked pretty well.
Painted a couple of coats of the goo from the pickle jar on the breads during baking which gave the breads a slightly caramelly crust. The mystery is how the chile heat increased as the week went on …
The PArtisan Baker 
Happy Easter Mick….came back to your website after a bit of a break…lovely to hear of your adventures with your new oven (well..knew to me). Your baking book is my baking bible…sourdough x buns proving as I write
Hi Lynne – glad to have you back! Pleased to hear you still use my book – could write another book on how the baking scene has changed since I wroe it. Now, there’s an idea …