For World Bread Day today, I decided to bake up some Ciabatta. I had completely forgotten it was WBD until I saw postings on FaceBook and I thought I had better do something quick. Well, quick doesn’t work too well for sourdough… Continue reading Flaxseed Ciabatta – for World Baking Day 2012
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Flaxseed is a wonderful addition to bread. I toast mine and then pour water over it while it is still jumping in the pan like a Mexican jumping bean. This will bring out the mucilaginous property of the seeds and help produce moist, flavorful bread that stays fresh longer.
I have never seen a football game, that is, not until yesterday. I watched Super Bowl 45 with the Steelers and the Packers.
I have a new recipe for you… Flaxseed Loaf. This bread was lots of fun to bake. I made up two variations, a plain loaf and a loaf covered with flaxseeds. They were both really good. Here is the recipe;





















