Experts analyse 500 sourdough starters to understand the science behind the perfect loaf

With the UK now in its third lockdown, many bored Britons have spent their time cooped up at home refining their baking skills. One of the most notoriously difficult things to bake at home is sourdough bread, due to the fact that it relies on a ‘starter’ – a live culture of flour and water. … Read more

Restaurant launches whole Christmas dinner stuffed in a sourdough loaf

Bready Christmas! Restaurant launches full festive dinner stuffed in a sourdough loaf for delivery – including vegetables, pigs in blankets and a whole roasted QUAIL The £18 Breakfast En Bread loaf, comes complete with cabbage, sprouts, parsnips, carrots, pigs in blankets, stuffing, and is crowned with a roasted quail Festive feast is stuffed in a … Read more

How POSH is your nosh? From your marmalade brand to your loaf, what you eat still defines your class

SOCIAL HISTORY SCOFF   by Pen Vogler (Atlantic £20, 480 pp) How do you pick up your peas from the plate? I ask because the humble little legume turns out to be the ultimate challenge when it comes to polite eating, the Mount Everest of etiquette. Debrett’s, the bible of good manners, is firm on the … Read more

Great British Bake Off special: Sticky gingerbread loaf 

Great British Bake Off special: Sticky gingerbread loaf By Michael Chakraverty Published: 00:02 GMT, 25 October 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 25 October 2020 MICHAEL CHAKRAVERTY, contestant 2019  SERVES 12 250g plain flour 4 tsp ground ginger 140ml whole milk 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 100g sunflower spread 100g dark muscovado sugar 100g golden syrup 100g … Read more

Lemon and raspberry loaf | Daily Mail Online

Lemon and raspberry loaf By Jo Pratt Published: 00:02 BST, 30 August 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 30 August 2020 Ideal for anyone who can’t have dairy and it’s totally vegan friendly. You can even go gluten-free (see Flexible below). Move over lemon drizzle!  Ideal for anyone who can’t have dairy and it’s totally vegan … Read more