With our commitment to supporting regenerative agriculture, offering Kernza® perennial grain in our shop makes perfect sense. This grain derived from intermediate wheatgrass was developed by the Land Institute and we source it from A-Frame Farm where it’s grown organically. We’re hopeful that Kernza and other perennial grain crops will help global food security in the long run.
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An ear on bread is when the score or cut is wide open and one side is curled back and deeply toasted on the edge. Ears are neat and actually pretty easy to achieve if you’re using a stronger flour. In this post we explain how an ear is formed and detail multiple techniques for making sure your artisan loaf will not end up hard of hearing.
https://breadtopia.com/how-to-get-an-ear-on-artisan-style-bread/
This whole grain recipe for Turkish simit incorporates golden khorasan and hard white wheats for extra flavor and nutrition. The twisted sesame-coated crust is full of texture and has a slight sweetness from grape molasses. Enjoy simit with tea and a savory Mediterranean breakfast or drizzle the simit with honey for a sweet afternoon treat.
Pan Gallego con Moña is a style of bread from Galician, Spain. It's is made with a strong, high hydration dough, and bow or "moña" is twisted on the top of the dough just before it's baked. Not only is it a fun dough to shape, the crunchy brown crust and creamy pocketed crumb make it a spectacular bread to enjoy all by itself or dipped in olive oil and herbs.
Chia pudding sourdough bread is tasty and quite unique in its chewy and crackly texture. It works best as toast, remaining spongy and pliable, because the chia seeds hold so much water. In fact, the dough is 104% hydration including the water from the chia pudding and sourdough starter.
Summertime heat makes dough rise much faster and that speed can catch you by surprise even if you’re a “seasoned” baker (pun intended). Here are some tips to keep your summertime bread dough from overproofing.
Pull apart this twisted spinach bread and dip it in tangy marinara sauce as a striking and delicious appetizer for a dozen or a main course for four. The presentation is lovely and the bread is full of flavor and texture: chewy bread, cheesy spinach, and tangy sauce.
Spelt and rye grains are each very flavorful and they perform quite differently in bread baking compared with conventional (modern) wheat. The scalding process and the combination of spelt and rye flours make a soft, aromatic bread that is so delicious, resists staling, and is a perfect vehicle for drippy toppings.
Einkorn is such a flavorful wheat, with a sweet nuttiness that resists souring and has no hints of bitterness. Here's a recipe for making a hearth bread with nutrient packed einkorn whole grain flour.
Emmer wheat, also known as farro, is an ancient ancestor of modern durum, the wheat you see on the ingredient list of most storebought pasta. Compared with durum, emmer wheat berries are larger and nuttier in flavor, but both wheats make excellent pasta dough for rolling and extruding into different shapes of pasta.
Focaccia is such a fun bread to make. The fermentation doesn’t have to be precise and the dough shaping is squishy-fun. Moreover, focaccia offers you a canvas for artistic expression with toppings. Sometimes just salt and olive oil are what you want, but other times you can let your imagination run wild and create a beautiful showpiece with flavorful herbs and vegetables baked into the top of the bread.
https://breadtopia.com/artistic-and-flavorful-focaccia-topping/
Homemade pizza with fresh dough and the quality toppings of your choice isn’t just for people who can eat gluten. Breadtopia’s gluten free bread flour makes an amazing pizza that doesn’t require a lot of time or advanced baking skills. Our recipe has just four ingredients and a few simple steps to arrive at delicious gluten free pizza.
Here are two versions of a no knead whole wheat sourdough bread recipe. One uses less water, making a dough that is easy to shape and a bread that is great for toast or drip-prone sandwiches. The other uses more water, making a more challenging dough and yielding a flatter bread with a more moist, airy interior and thinner crust. You can follow either recipe or split the difference in water (452g) to find an excellent middle ground on the various bread characteristics.
https://breadtopia.com/no-knead-whole-wheat-sourdough-hydration-comparison/
This simple recipe yields wonderfully soft and delicious gluten free dinner rolls. Check out the photos to see the steps, and feel free to scale up the ingredients to make more rolls, or shape them as hamburger or hot dog buns.
This tomato pizza is a celebration of sauce and bread. Without mozzarella and other toppings, the focus is on the delicious, chewy-crispy Tipo 00 and khorasan wheat crust and the tangy herb-filled tomato sauce. A light grating of pecorino romano cheese adds some umami and salt to the pizza, and in the sauce, you have the option to boost that savoriness with an anchovy, along with red pepper flakes for heat.
https://breadtopia.com/tomato-pizza-and-pitas-with-khorasan-flour/
Demi baguettes are the perfect solution for the home baker who wants the airy, crispy deliciousness of a baguette without the traditional length.
https://breadtopia.com/demi-baguettes-with-yecora-rojo-wheat/
The aroma and beautiful colors of this bread make it ideal for serving fresh from the oven with olive oil or other toppings. Green olives and toasted walnuts complement each other in a salty-nutty way, but you can play with different olives, nuts, and herbs too.
https://breadtopia.com/olive-and-walnut-sourdough-spelt-bread/
This Lebanese bread is absolutely delicious with its crispy sesame-seed coating and tender texture. Often enjoyed as an afternoon snack, the pocket can be stuffed with sweet or savory fillings, everything from from za'atar and cheese to nutella.
https://breadtopia.com/lebanese-purse-bread-kaak-alasreya-kaakit-al-asroniyeh/
This is a delicious vegan cornbread recipe that uses colorful fresh-milled Bloody Butcher corn. The vegan substitutes are easy to come by, and the cornbread has a lovely texture and moist crumb.
Mămăligă is a simple and delicious corn porridge that can be made to slice into cubes and is cooked on the stove. It's the national dish of Romania and also enjoyed in Moldova and many other countries in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Similar to polenta, mămăligă showcases the flavor of the corn, and it can be a side dish or the main attraction.