When I saw a post for Overnight Panetonne on Karen's Kitchen Stories, I knew I had to make it. I made the starter quickly and went to bed. I ended up not baking the Panetonne the next day but the day after, which only improved the taste. This was a challenge by the Bread Baking Babes on Facebook.
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| Soft, tender, lightly sweetened and studded with dried fruit! |
We're celebrating World Bread Day today. I love bread! I enjoy making the dough, the aroma that fills up my kitchen during baking, and of course the taste. When I came across this popular No-Knead Focaccia bread recipe recently, I had to try it. I loved it so much that I made it several times already in the last few months and again this weekend for World Bread Day. #wbd2022 #worldbreadday #worldbreadday2022
Zorra from the blog Kochtopf organizes World Bread Day every year. I can't believe this is the 17th edition of this annual online bread event. Thank you for organizing, Zorra!
This recipe is so easy to make: 4 ingredients and 5 min of your time to get the dough ready for an overnight retardation in the fridge. I highly recommend that you give it a try! You won't regret it :)
Look at that beautiful open crumb!
Citrus cakes are one of my favorite cakes, but only if the true citrus essence comes through. This cake comes together really quickly and if you're like me, you already have everything at home for it. The cake is super moist, refreshingly tangy from the yogurt and lemon, with a lovely crunch from the poppy seeds. It also freezes well so you can enjoy it whenever the mood strikes.
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| Delicious slice of cake! |
This cake was a big hit with my husband. He thought it was a tad too sweet, even though I had reduced the amount of sugar in the original recipe. Something to try next time :) I loved it too. It delivered the right lemon punch which I like, and it had a soft and spongy texture. Wonderful with a cup of tea!
Our Avid Baker's Challenge ("ABC") group is in full swing. For our March challenge, the chosen theme is "COOKIES". Any kind of cookies! Due to the global pandemic, I haven't been able to travel to The Netherlands to visit my family. Although we talk often, I miss hanging out with them. I also miss the baked goods.
If I can't go to The Netherlands, I'll bring The Netherlands to me. And so became my baking journey to make "Gevulde Koeken" for the very first time. These buttery and melt-in-mouth cookies (I'd call them pastries, really!) are filled with a soft and creamy almond paste filling. I love eating them the day they're baked. That's when the buttery outer "cookie" shell is still crisply. When you bite into it, it crumbles into your mouth!
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| Freshly baked Gevulde Koeken, golden brown and delicious! |
Our Avid Baker's Challenge ("ABC") group is back in full swing. For our January challenge, the chosen theme is "BREAD". This can be a quick bread or a yeast bread and you can use any recipe you like! I opted to make a yeast bread.
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| Whole Wheat Walnut and Golden Raisin Sandwich Rolls |
