Bread Mail 23rd September

Bread Mail 23rd September

Afternoon all, A delayed flour delivery last Friday meant there was panic on the streets of Llanidloes as no fresh baguettes were available on Saturday morning! But fear not, the T55 flour has arrived from France (via Shipton Mill in Gloucestershire) and baguette...

Bread Mail 16th September

Afternoon all, A couple of new breads have been available over the last couple of weeks. Firstly I’ve been selling a seedy baguette (baguette aux Céréales) which people are liking. It’s got a mix of seeds based on Eric Keyser’s pain aux Céréales...

Bread Mail 5th September

Morning all, Hope everyone is well today. This week’s specials are going to be beetroot sourdough bread (which comes out a radiant red colour) and one I haven’t made since February for the 100% rye folk, roggen volkornbrot which contains “Felin...

Bread Mail Lammas

Morning all, Yes it’s the 1st August which means it’s Lammas or Loaf-Mass which is a celebration of a forthcoming harvest. There is a piece on this in today’s Guardian by Andrew Whitley: “When scarcity was the norm, a good harvest was a matter...

Bread Mail 24th July

Morning all, Sending this from sunny North Devon where we have been house-sitting this week. Fear not, we are coming back to Wales tomorrow and I’ve even brought my sourdoughs on holiday with me so there WILL be bread this week. I’m not announcing any...

Bread Mail 11th July

Morning all, Quite a few things to say this morning! Firstly, hello to all new subscribers, thanks for signing up. There have been a few of you over the last couple of weeks. So I should probably explain how this works! Basically I send an email on a Wednesday morning...