Last weekend I wanted to make a healthy whole wheat loaf, but Ed asked for cinnamon buns. So…I caved! They are sticky and delicious and they are best when warm and fresh. In Holland we have something called ‘Zeeuwse Bolussen’ made in the province of Zeeland. They are very similar to these cinnamon buns. You [...]

Yes, you need that many raisins so stick to the recipe!
I have been making raisin buns for a while now, and I think I have tweaked and tried the recipe quite to everybody’s satisfaction. Raisin buns are called ‘krentenbollen’ in Dutch, although they are usually made with a combination of raisins and currants (‘krenten’ means [...]

‘Just half a focaccia for me please, I’m on a diet’
This Saturday finally proved to be a good day to get some fresh flour from the mill. It is a bit of a journey for us and the last few weeks the weather was not cooperating (snow, ice, cold). The type of weather I like, [...]

As a child I loved this dark, moist rye bread, which in Holland we call Frisian Rye bread (Fries roggebrood). I never thought that one day I would make it myself and the result would be so rewarding! You have to be patient with this one, because it takes about 10 hours in the oven, [...]

Thanks everyone for the enthusiastic, stimulating and inspiring reactions to our first bread video (see previous posting). And also to all the people who tasted our bread this year and asked for more! and also gave very useful tips for improvement and additions. More and more we are convinced of the positive properties of good [...]