This recipe makes two ciabatta loaves. They are not the prettiest loaves of bread but they are deliciously chewy! My recipe comes from this book, which I strongly recommend. The method is a little different from my basic sour dough which I have described here. Leaven 200g starter 300g flour 130g water Mix together in bowl (you will need … [Read more...] about Baking Bread – Ciabatta Loaves
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Baking Bread – Spelt Loaf
I got my recipe for a sour dough spelt loaf largely from this book which I purchased at the Red Beard Bakery in Trentham. I also found a big bag of wholemeal spelt flour there, but you don't need to travel all that way as it's easy to buy spelt flour in Melbourne. I was delighted when one of my first spelt loaves looked very like the one on … [Read more...] about Baking Bread – Spelt Loaf
Baking Bread
I've been baking bread for over a year now. The picture above is of my latest effort; two basic sourdough loaves and a spelt loaf. The smell of baking bread is wonderful throughout the house, the loaves look terrific and taste delicious. This picture below is of my San Francisco Sour Dough, a famous sour dough recipe. These two are ciabatta … [Read more...] about Baking Bread
NGV Triennial – Part 2
I went back to the Triennial just before it closed after a first visit that I've already blogged about here. I went again specifically to see these amazing dresses that friends and family had raved about. They were a bit hard to find; that's my only criticism of the exhibition, it was badly signposted. This is a regular gripe of mine; good signage … [Read more...] about NGV Triennial – Part 2
Books Read Early 2018
I've had a mixed start to the year with my reading. Here are the books that I've read so far, in the order that I read them. The Odyssey, translated Emily Wilson I read this in January while I was with the family on holiday, during a week away in Canberra and Sydney. I loved it, hence there's a separate blog devoted to it here. I found it easy to … [Read more...] about Books Read Early 2018
Top Art
I visited the Top Art exhibition at Federation Square on 6 April and can report that it's well worth a visit. Here's a link to the NGV website explaining the background and including photos of all of the work. It's all by Year 12 students completed in 2017 and some of it is really, really good. It is in a space to the left of the Ian Potter … [Read more...] about Top Art