As promised: Rosca de Reyes, Three Kings Bread, Mexican Epiphany Bread, (06 January Bread). Only made it once before back in 2011 according to my records. I kept the formula but without any notes and made up the dough while I tried to remember which book the original idea and method came from. Was it […]

Twelfth Night. Cards taken down, angels fallen in a heap: They don’t care. Look at their lascivious smiles, look at the size of the shortbreads in their hands. Fans of “The Long Good Friday” should imagine Bob Hoskins screaming “There’s been an Epiphany!”. Rosca de Reyes up next.

The Christmas Bread Angels are still aloft: Not the Virtuous kind mind you. When’s 12th Night?

First day back at the millstone and, even before I’ve had time to open a bottle of Westons, things are happening already. Someone bought a course voucher for her partner’s birthday. Through the letter box comes the Bread Bakers Guild of America’ 2017 calendar and what’s on February: That’s right, they used my campagne photo! […]

People often ask me what the difference is between regular bread (Torth Yr Ocar): and Christmas Bread (Torth Nadolig Yr Ocar): The answer: 50p No, of course I wouldn’t exploit my customers at this holy festive time, would I? There’s the reusable plastic holly – saving the planet don’t come cheap – but it’s worth […]

Soon be over and I can get back to some proper baking.

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I hate them. I love the Cheese Board Collective Works book. A cooperative that’s been operating in the States since the mid-60’s has to be something wonderful. But all the recipes are in cups. That includes things like “2/3 cup (1 stick + 3 tbls)”. So we’re off to see my Mom in Birmingham tomorrow […]

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We don’t usually do animal pics but this is a bona fide bakery operative, Legs, Pest Control Officer: Here the scourge of small rodents is soaking up the low winter sun after a hard day on patrol. Plus the near horizontal rays of the sun pick out other objects lost for the rest of the […]