High hydration sourdough bread recipe – Making high hydration easy

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6 minutes reading time

Making sourdough bread is really the talk of the town, and it seems like what everybody is lusting after is the high-hydration sourdough bread. The problem is that when you up the hydration, you get a soupy dough. Then you try to up the whole grain content, but then you lose the strength of the gluten. The answer to your problems is using a tangzhong. This is my recipe for a high-hydration sourdough bread using a tangzhong.

To make this bread, you will need an active sourdough starter. If you don’t have one, you can follow my method, which is super simple.

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Sourdough æbleskiver recipe | Easy pancake balls

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4 minutes reading time

A few weeks back, I released a recipe for Danish gingerbread hearts, and we’re not done with Danish Christmas just yet. Æbleskiver are a traditional Danish Christmas baked good, and they are a spherical form of pancake. A sort of pancake ball. This is my sourdough æbleskiver recipe.

Æbleskiver are a huge deal in Denmark. We will usually eat them at social gatherings up to Christmas. We get together and eat æbleskiver, drink Glögg (a sort of mulled wine), and we will often make decorations for the Christmas tree. Generally, it’s about having a good time together, quintessential hygge. A Danish social concept.

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Sourdough olive bread recipe | An excellent Mediterranean bread

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7 minutes reading time

For the last year, I’ve been playing and enjoying the game Assassin’s Creed Odyssey which is set in ancient Greece. The countries around the Mediterranean sea, eat a very different diet than we do in the Nordic countries, and that has always fascinated and inspired me. This is my recipe for delicious sourdough olive bread.

The bread has a healthy amount of Kalamata olives and is spiced with dried herbs that grow naturally in the region. We’re using basil, thyme, oregano, and rosemary.

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Sourdough challah recipe | Easy celebratory Jewish bread

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5 minutes reading time

Faith is a powerful thing. Faith is tied to religion. Different religions come with certain rules and traditions that have shaped people’s lives on our planet for thousands of years. In Judaism, they have a resting day called Shabbat, which starts Friday evening at sunset. Invariably intertwined with observing the Shabbat is the braided bread Challah. This is my recipe for sourdough challah.

Disclaimer! This is not an article about religion or my views on it, but if you are a regular reader you know I always like to look into the backstory of the things I present here.

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Fermented Danish gingerbread hearts recipe – Easy Christmas cookies

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4 minutes reading time

Christmas is a wonderful time of year. Cold weather, candle lights, buying presents, short days, and of course all the different things that are baked during Christmas time. In Denmark, we have a variety of different things that are classically Danish, like pebernødder, brunkager, jødekager, klejner, finskbrød, and my personal favorite: honningkagehjerter. That literally means “honey cake hearts”. This is my recipe for fermented Danish gingerbread hearts.

These gingerbread hearts are fermented. It helps develop that very special taste that, if not done this way, will be missing. The fermentation time can vary from one month up to several months. If you’re in a pinch, give them as long as you can, but I wouldn’t recommend anything less than one week.

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