My little oven's been running hot this weekend. Hot cross buns, then pear loaf & now some crusty whole wheat bread. Samuel is quite happy with all this baking & gave his tick of approval to all three. The pear loaf was a particular favourite. We had it toasted with butter for breakfast this morning. & I think I'll try it with some ricotta & honey for afternoon tea.
The crusty bread was started yesterday & left to rise overnight. I cooked it in a lidded cast iron dish, taking the lid off for the last 10 minutes. This makes it super crunchy & crusty on the outside & chewy in the middle, just how I like it. It was finished in time to be eaten with moroccan tomato couscous soup for lunch. Delicious.
I've had a real urge to be in the kitchen of late, I've been cooking lunch & dinner daily. Last week I was struggling to make dinners, let alone anything other than a slice of bread for lunch. So this week has been very gourmet.I do have these recipes somewhere. If you would like either, just shoot me an email.
Happy sunday to you all.
3 comments:
hmmm pear loaf sounds yummy I bet your house smelt so good over the weekend..I see an image of a bird on your loaf :-)
Pear loaf sound totally yum. I'm a big fan of pears and pears in baked things.
Any chance you might share the recipe?
mmm you've just reminded me.....i need a recipe for irish soda bread....great cooking:)
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