Cedar Writes

Tag: yeast bread

  • It’s Complicated

    It’s Complicated

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    This bread started out with two ideas. Firstly, I had a couple of very ripe bananas and needed to use them up. Secondly, I had bought new yeast and wanted to test it. I buy yeast by the pound, and store most of it in the freezer, until it’s used up. Only… when we moved,…

  • Cheesecake Brioche

    Cheesecake Brioche

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    The other day the First Reader was looking at something in the bakery section at the grocery. He does this often, and it’s a toss-up whether we buy it, or I say ‘I can make that for you?’ depending on the schedule. So the Brioche/Danish thing he was looking at stayed on the shelf, and…

  • Dwarven Bread

    Dwarven Bread

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    Guest post by Richard Evans First get some Diastatic Malt Powder why? better rise, browner crust, better texture especially on sweet breads or dark breads. I use 1 tsp per 3 cups…also useful in waffle batter mixes you buy. Just add a bit to the dry ingredients and mix normally… let that activate in the…