Olives, fresh herbs and cherry tomatoes - focaccia tastes like summer! Today I have a simple basic recipe for Italian focaccia with sourdough for you. You can top the flatbread with anything you like and serve it as a side dish for a barbecue, make a sandwich for your...
Did you know that foccacia and fougasse are distant cousins? The word fougasse comes from the Old Occitan word fogatza. And this word originated from the Latin word focacia, which means “baked in the oven”. Fougasse originally comes from Provence and is the French...
To be honest, I struggled with sourdough baguettes for a long time, longer than with sourdough croissants. Either the baguettes turned out flat or were dry, hard and sometimes even burnt on the worst days. But after a lot of fiddling and testing, today I have this...
Maybe it's the bad weather or the fact that our central heating has been down for three days, but few things make me as happy as golden ciabatta fresh from the oven. It immediately makes you feel like you're on holiday! After the wheat version, today I have crispy...
I'm totally in Danish pastry fever! I haven't dared to try croissant dough or Danish pastry for a long time, but once you get the hang of it, you want to bake Danish pastries with sourdough every weekend. Last weekend I decided to make Danish pastry with a cheese...
These sourdough ciabattas have been an integral part of our Sunday breakfast ever since I first baked them. They have an intense aroma, an open crumb, a crispy crust and bring back memories of our last vacation in Italy. If you want to bring summer into your kitchen,...
Thumbprint cookies are one of my favorite cookie recipes because they not only taste sweet and buttery, but also have a fruity and tart jam center. In Germany, the cookies are also known as Husarenkrapfen, Husarenknöpfchen or Engelsaugen. The name Thumbprint Cookie...
I love tarts in all shapes and colours: flaky pie crust with a creamy and sweet filling and fresh fruit. But I love tartelettes even more. That means you have a little cake all to yourself. My current favourite combination is these French tartelettes with blackberries...
Summer is slowly coming to an end, the days are getting shorter and temperatures are dropping. Fortunately, I have a comfort food for you today - as big as a whole baking tray! There is German Zwetschgendatschi - sheet cake with a thin sourdough base. If you don't...