Baking bread

It's Good Friday and I made hot cross buns today. What's more, they actually turned out very good! I am so proud of myself since this was my first attempt at making yeast bread. The recipe was easy to follow and didn't require anything fancy. I did run into trouble at the dough kneading stage because the dough turned out to be uber super sticky. The majority of the dough stuck to my hands and I simply could not get the dough to firm up into any shape or form, despite my efforts to add flour...Read Full Story

It's Good Friday and I made hot cross buns today. What's more, they actually turned out very good! I am so proud of myself since this was my first attempt at making yeast bread. The recipe was easy to follow and didn't require anything fancy. I did run into trouble at the dough kneading stage because the dough turned out to be uber super sticky. The majority of the dough stuck to my hands and I simply could not get the dough to firm up into any shape or form, despite my efforts to add flour...Read Full Story

Living in Harringay which is a suburb of North London in the 1980’s was a surreal experience in many ways.  Although this was England, Harringay is a highly ethnic part of London, and had a large Cypriot population (Greeks/Turks from the island of Cyprus), and driving down the main road (Green Lanes), many of the banks and businesses not only looked foreign, the shop names were in Greek lettering as well.  We lived about ½ a mile off Green Lanes, and close to use was a Greek Bakery that was...Read Full Story

I have a huge problem paying upward of $2.50 for one little bun at our neighborhood bakery and the urge is hard to control.  I love Hot Cross Buns!   As well I don't think they should be saved for Good Friday.  I originally wrote about Hot Cross Buns same ...Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Baking bread". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article!Read Full Story