I have been making homemade bread regularly, as in nearly weekly, for about 25 years. For many years, I mostly made the bread using active yeast, but my husband has had a strong interest in sourdough, especially after he made his backyard brick oven. He has tried many starters, including some he made and some […]
How to Build a Backyard Brick Oven
The new and improved second edition of How to Build a Backyard Brick Oven from Scratchis now available on Kindle from amazon.com. (click title of article to find links). The paperback is also updated. The photos are better. It has been formatted to be easier to read and more compatible with the kindle presentation. There […]
Homemade Italian Sandwich Rolls
I needed hoagie buns, or deli sandwich rolls, for French dip sandwiches for dinner on Friday last week. I didn’t want to buy them. That just sounded bland. I didn’t want to use a regular bread recipe. That bread would already be fairly moist, and thus get soggy quickly when dipped in au jus. So […]