It’s time to cut back. That’s what people tend to do right now. Cut back on sweets, coffee, alcohol, fun… I don’t care. If I want something sweet I make something sweet. Something like this Shibuya Honey Toast with loads of fresh fruit and berries. Because I’m in a good mood I also throw some ice cream on top. More is more :P
It‘s time for another „Bake Together – The Baking Surprise“ with Andrea from Zimtkeks & Apfeltarte! This one here should have been our „November Bake Together“ but we thought we move the date to the beginning of December. First of all, because of the theme – which is „favorite food from the Christmas market“ and second of all, because we normally do not bake anything at the end of December between Christmas and New Year. So postponing several days to start In December seemed logical ;) Well. Anyway. It’s all about Christmas markets today and that’s why I made a typical bake called „Handbrot mit Käse und Speck“ aka. Filled bread with bacon and cheese ;)
When I started to bake more regularly, I also tried to bake bread but was never really successful. Most of the recipes in my cookbooks were complicated and required a lot of attention and time to make. Starter, pre-dough, certain temperatures the dough needed to rise… just reading some of those bread recipes exhausts me :P Over time I learned, that there are other recipes out there. Easy ones for people that are less experienced and less patient when it comes to baking. This recipe here for a no-knead bread with dark beer is a perfect example for these easy recipes… ;)
It’s been a while, but finally, I got some time to make bread again! Yay! It’s been way too long. Why? Well… mostly because I am not a patient bread baker. Bread often needs a lot of time to make and “ain’t nobody got that time” ;) Well, sometimes I do, but I actually prefer bread recipes that can be done in a shorter amount of time – for example, this delicious Simple & Easy Whole Grain Bread. It’s really good but does not need two days to end up on your plate.
The warm(er) temperatures are basically forcing us to heat up the bbq grill on the terrace, right? What else can you do when it’s hot? Cook a three-course dinner in your hot kitchen? Just a salad is not always what you want ;) So a nice little bbq with meat, sausages, and veggies is the way to have dinner in summer. At least for us. Homemade bread is always a nice addition to your grilled stuff – for example, this savory monkey bread with herb butter and mozzarella cheese…. so good!
I am not an experienced bread baker. Unfortunately. I am trying my best, but to be really good at baking bread you have to do it often ;) I don’t have time for that, so every time I find a recipe that works well for me, I am more than happy! This quick bread loaded with seeds is one of those recipes that turned out so well, it became a standard in our kitchen… which I wanted to share with you now :D
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;)
