Rum by gum

Phil Joy asked for the recipe for the rum punch that I knocked up at the Dales Dough Do and I thought, why shouldn’t everyone get the benefit of my tireless research? It was a Barbados Rum Punch. The basic measures for rum punches go 1, 2, 3, 4 – 1 of sour, 2 of […]

Not in my backyard II

Well, a customer who happens to work in Llangefni volunteered to be our spy, went along to the public sale, and very kindly delivered a big bag of bread to our door. I’ve been advised by my brief to say nothing ’til he arrives. But the camera doesn’t lie. You see the camera-facing crumb in […]

Not in my backyard!

Well, near enough. Advert from local rag: Anglesey, Island of Abattoires, now has a bread factory full of “French Master Bakers” producing “authentic French bread and pastries” including that well-known French bread, Ciabatta. Check out the website http://www.pvfrance.com Do I feel threatened! Thank god for the Menai Straits. Mick

Overheard …

… on Bangor High Street last weekend. Very large tough looking man hand-in-hand with tiny daughter in pink tutu, “No, parrots fly, pirates don’t”.

Must be Autumn …

In our rather overrun garden we have a solitary apple tree, a Cox’s Orange Pippin, that I bought for Sue’s birthday a number of years ago. Never been sprayed but not certified organic. Once, or sometimes twice a year, that means Pain des Pommes. I used to oven-dry a load of apples and rehydrate them […]

Gwyl Afon Ogwen River Festival

Our friends (& customers) Pam & Jeremy organised the first ever river festival in Bethesda. It was a brilliant success – art at several venues on the High Street and photographs in shop windows, river walks, bat walks, classical and rock gigs, etc. Our contribution was to organise a baking competition – a strange experience. […]

Martin Pryor asks “Where’s the book?”

Martin posted the following but it ended up as a comment on something unrelated so I’ve moved it up here: I am just setting up a new part-time bakery, so the web site is a work in progress. Visited your site and just found this blog. I have a similar intention only bake at the […]

Phil Joy’s Roast Potato & Onion Bread

Sorry – I’ve been neglecting the blog – there’s just too much going on. Fantastic weekend a couple of week’s back at the Dales Dough Do – not only are there a lot of good bakers around, they’re good company too. Joe, Martin and Caroline did an excellent job of organising. Made a new friend […]

Repertoire

Not the full list but this is most of the repertoire I use for Bethesdabakers customers: Regulars Pain de Campagne (& baguettes) Mick’s Classic Sourdough Wholemeal 5 Seed with Spelt Multigrain Specials Apple & Sesame Bread Bara CK Bread Black Bean with Herbs & Jalepeños Black Olive Bread Butternut Squash, Sunflower Seed & Chile Cassis/Currant […]

Shepherd’s Pie – for Jeremy

Well, Jeremy’s always posting pictures of very chefie food on the Stir the Pots blog. So here’s some peasant food for him: A humble shepherd’s pie. But it was made with the remains of yesterdays Pierna de Carnero Adobada – lamb stuffed with raisins and almonds in a sauce with ancho and mulato chiles. I […]