Yearly Archives: 2013

December 12th, 2013

Korianderbrot

KorianderbrotGround Coriander seeds have a long tradition as bread spice. When I roasted some coriander seeds for an indian dish some weeks a go I suddenly had the idea of a bread with whole, roasted coriander seeds in my mind. A bread similar to a caraway seed bread.

Thought and done… The next week I roasted some seeds and put them in a bread dough. I let the dough rise over night at room temperature and the next morning I formed a (big) loaf and baked it.

During baking a aromatic fragrance filled our flat and so it was hard to wait until the bread cooled down before tasting. But the flavour is worth wating! When my teeth hit a seed I can taste the slight peppery flavour of coriander seeds. And like a caraway seed bread goes very well with hearty spreads or cheese. But it is also a perfect side for a soup like the fennel celery soup we had last week.

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December 8th, 2013

New Book shop: Free delivery for the first 25 books

Hefe und mehr - Büchershop

Just in time for the second Advent our new online book shop is ready to start! You can order my book “Hefe und mehr” there. The first 25 books will be delivered free in Germany, delivery into the rest of the world will get an discount of 2.50 Euro (Büchersendung) or of 4.80 Euro (Parcel).

  • If you order one book use the code “0d37bc573d” for a free delivery (Büchersendung) in Germany or for the discount of 2.50 Euro for worldwide shipping (Büchersendung).
  • If you order more then one book use the code “826f1cc885 “ for a free delivery (Parcel) in Germany or for the discount of 4.80 Euro for worldwide shipping (Parcel).

If you want me to sign the book, just add the item “Buch vom Autor signieren lassen” to your basket.

December 6th, 2013

Stollenkonfekt

Stollenkonfekt

Stollenkonfekt – this is Christstollen baked as little bits. I saw it often in the last weeks in the supermarket. And I thought “I can do some of this delicious bits by my own!” This was the beginning of this recipe. I made some adjustments in my favourite Christstollen recipe, increasing the amount of water roux to prevent drying out in the oven and cutting the marzipan into the small cubes. I halve the recipe so it will yield one tray of Stollenkonfekt.

And because the Stollenkonfekt is so small, no one will recognise when you taste one or two still oven warm. They then already delicious, moist and fluffy. That makes it even harder to wait the one or two weeks of rest a stollen needs so the different flavours can infuse and melt together. But the taste is worth the patience. The crumb gets denser during that time and stays incredible moist. A perfect little bit of stollen in a size which fits on every christmas cookie plate.

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December 1st, 2013

Roundup “5 Jahre Hefe und mehr”

Blogevent Round up

Where has the last weeks gone? Now it is already December, the christmas lights in the streets are shining (we have beautiful christmas lights in angel form, fitting the name of our town “Engelskirchen” which means Angels Church) and the flavour of Christmas cookies fill the air! But before the blog goes into Christmas mode finally I would like to show you the beautiful favourite breads you send to me for my little blog event!

I was so happy that you shared your recipes with me!

But now take a look at this great breads:

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December 1st, 2013

Marzipan Almond Stollen

Mandelstollen

I do not make an changes on the recipe of my Christstollen, but some members of our family do not like raisins, and so they do not like Stollen as well. So an alternative was needed! Years ago I already baked a Almondstollen for them, but Almondstollen always has the tendency to get very dry. And that is not so surprising when you take out the ingredients that keeps it moist like raisins for example! But nevertheless I take the challange once again and baked a Marzipan Almond Stollen this year.

The basis for the recipe is the proofed and true recipe of my Christstollen, of course without the raisins and with more almonds. For moisture I use a water roux and added grated Marzipan as well, which adds a nice flavour, too. The fine almond flavour get enhanced from some Tonka bean, and for the classical stollen flavour I grounded candid orange peel in the food processor as fine as possible.

After two weeks of ripening we tested the stollen, and it was still moist. Not as moist as Christstollen, but so much better then every Almond stollen I ever baked before! And it taste very good, too! Maybe I have to bake to different kinds of stollen from now on…

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November 29th, 2013

Rye Yoghurt Rosebud Rolls

Last weekend I baked once again Overnight rolls, something I do nearly every Sunday, when I don’t want to leave home to get freshly baked rolls for breakfast.

This time I baked rosebud rolls. This rolls are called so because during the oven spring their top will spring open like a little rosebud. To enhance this effect, the rolls can be coated with some butter as well, but it is not necessary and so I did it the more simple way.

The recipe uses some rye flour to make the rolls hearty and yoghurt to add a fresh flavour and some moisture to the crumb. The crust stays a little bit softer then of rolls solely baked with water, but that’s how my love liked his breakfast rolls.

The rolls are perfect for breakfast, with a soft, regular crumb and pairs well with either sweet things like honey or jam or an hearty cheese!

Last weekend I baked once again Overnight rolls, something I do nearly every Sunday, when I don’t want to leave home to get freshly baked rolls for breakfast.

This time I baked rosebud rolls. This rolls are called so because during the oven spring their top will spring open like a little rosebud. To enhance this effect, the rolls can be coated with some butter as well, but it is not necessary and so I did it the more simple way.

The recipe uses some rye flour to make the rolls hearty and yoghurt to add a fresh flavour and some moisture to the crumb. The crust stays a little bit softer then of rolls solely baked with water, but that’s how my love liked his breakfast rolls.

The rolls are perfect for breakfast, with a soft, regular crumb and pairs well with either sweet things like honey or jam or an hearty cheese!

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November 23rd, 2013

Rieska

RieskaI didn’t know that something like Rieska exists until World Bread Day, but when I saw the entry of Miss Boulette I was hooked.

Rieska is a finnish flatbread and can be baked in different variations. They are baked without yeast or other leavening. This recipe, which stems from Scandi Food is made with mashed potatoes. The potatoes keeps the crump soft and moist, while the flatbread develops a thin crust during baking. Served still warm with a bit of butter this is bread is a real treat!

And because Zorra collects Breads baked after a recipe from  the WBD roundup for Bread Baking Day, I send this recipe to her!

And if you want to join my Blogevent for the 5. Blog-Birthday, there is still time until 30. November 2013!

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November 19th, 2013

Ready to send

Brotbackbuch

The package with copies of my book just arrived and now I’m sending them already into the wide world! We spent the whole evening with signing (my part) and packing (that was the part of my love, who although organized address labels and post signs).

Tomorrow all books will be send!

And I will now spent some time in the kitchen, baking a cake for my busy package packer’s birthday tomorrow!

And if anyone wants to win this book: You just have to bake your favourite bread and send it to my Blogevent for the 5. Blog Birthday.

November 17th, 2013

Angeschobenes Weizenmischbrot

angeschobenes Weizenmischbrot

I wished that everyone bake his/her favourite bread for my 5. Blog-Birthday. But as Zorra and Melanie >I had to face the fact that I already blogged about my favourite bread! And to bake it once again seemed a little bit borring to me. And so I decided to do something I was think about for already quite some time: I doubled the amount and baked the bread in the wooden baking frame, similar to the Pumpkin Potatoe Bread I baked for World Bread Day.

Due the isolating capacity of the thick wooden frame and other breads, the loaves develop no crust on its sides, while bottom and top get a thick, aromatic and crisp crust due to the long baking time. The crumb is very soft and light with only small holes, so that the honey will stay on my breakfast bread, too. A perfect every day bread that taste good with sweet spreads and hearty cheese. And due to the different kind of baking it taste really a little bit different to the “normal” bread, the flavour has somehow more depth.

So this is my part for my Blog Event. Whoever wants to submit a bread can do so until 30th November! Readers without blog can participate, too! All informations about the Blogevent you can find here. Continue reading