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March 25th, 2024

A Very Banana-y Banana Bread from Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook

This is a wonderful banana bread with bananas as the star and brown butter in the supporting role. No spice, no chocolate chips and no nuts needed. My 4 bananas came in closer to 400-410 grams and the... read more >


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Tartine Book No. 3: Modern Ancient Classic Whole

By Chad Robertson
Chronicle Books - 2013

18th October 2020

Brown Rice Porridge Bread : page 186

I used this recipe, replacing brown rice with cooked farro, to make a wholesome bread with a crisp crust, airy crumb and good chew. This one didn't rise as much as I would have liked but the taste and texture was terrific. I did allow these an overnight rise in their baskets.

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6th August 2016 (edited: 6th April 2018)

Oat Porridge Sourdough : page 178

This is a lovely loaf of bread - moist with a tender crumb and a wonderful flavor. I followed the recipe closely, however there are many great tips on theperfectloaf.com. It is very important to incorporate the porridge fully, breaking it up as you turn and fold. I also followed this recipe replacing the porridge with about a cup or so of oven dried tomatoes which came out great.

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