Catalan Bread

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When I was sixteen, I was involved in a Spanish exchange through my school.  Sadly, my exchange partner so hated living with my dysfunctional complex family that she only stayed for a night, before moving in with her twin sister and exchange partner down the road.  A new partner was found for me in the […]

Sweet Potato, Olive, Onion and Rosemary Flatbread

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This past weekend I have been experiencing what I shall call my ‘Orange Period’.  I’m not sure how long-lived this comestible epoch will be, seeing as I have yet to confront the persimmons that I picked up on Saturday, which are currently starring at me, angry-faced, from the fruit bowl. (This is the fruit, I […]

The Perfect Challah

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I love bread. I love to make it and I love to eat it. It is one of the most simple and yet fascinating foodstuffs we humans have been making and eating for thousands of years, the world over. I’ve kneaded my way through a variety of breads, doughs and bakes and yet, surprisingly, I’d […]

Pitta

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There’s absolutely nothing better than tearing apart a steaming pitta, before dousing it in hummus and harissa, and devouring slowly.  I’ve been using this fabulous recipe by super-baker Dan Lepard for years and it’s the closest I’ve come to the amazing pitta made by our middle-eastern bread-making friends here in Bristol, Abu Noor. Makes about […]