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Paul Merry’s hot cross buns
These fluffy hot cross buns are traditionally eaten in the United Kingdom to celebrate Easter. The recipe comes from a course I followed, already some years ago, on festive breads taught by Paul Merry....
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Swedish toasted rolls
These Swedish rolls are baked twice: first to bake them and second, open in half, to crisp them. Yes, I know what your next question is: are they like the store-bought ones? Of course not, they’re much...
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The Simili sisters grissini
Anyone who’s been into homemade bread for some time surely must have heard of the Simili sisters. They are the authors of a famous book on Italian breads and pastries, Pane e roba dolce. Well, recently...
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Savory muffins with asparagus and cheese
And pine kernels and bacon, to round them off. Savory muffins are a French thing. In various areas of France they eat a lot these delicious savory cakes dotted with different garnishes like vegetables,...
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Sobaos from Cantabria
Cantabria is a small region in the north of Spain (nothing to do with the Italian Calabria…), a humid, green, lush, beautifully mountainous region with the best dairy produce. These sobaos made with...
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Butternut squash pie or coca de calabaza
I am very fond of cocas, they are pizza-like pies, typical from the Mediterranean area of Spain. They are different from the Italian pizza in that the dough usually carries a lot more fat and in that...
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English muffins
Well today it’s bread time at the blog, specifically English muffins day. In Spain we mostly know American style muffins, that certainly do not have much to do with these. So I have to explain my...
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School of Tapas: Traditional tuna fish empanadillas
Empanadillas (meaning little empanadas) are patties stuffed with different fillings that are very popular around the country of Spain. Traditionally the dough was homemade, prepared by mothers and...
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Dan Lepard’s simple milk loaf
Another Dan Lepard recipe, this time of a delicious milk loaf for sandwiches, with an exquisite buttery aroma and a wonderful flavor. I bake it for my children, to prevent them from eating the nasty...
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Red pepper coca. Coca dough
Coca is the generic name for a family of yeasted doughs or flat breads, quite enriched with fat and eggs, typical of the Mediterranean coast, Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, Andorra and even areas of...
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