by Sucre Haven | Aug 9, 2021 | Breads, Sourdough
This is what I do to prepare the starter before adding to the sourdough Ingredients (for 1 loaf) 15g starter 30g water 30g flour Method Place the starter in a mixing bowl. Add water and mix to form a slurry. Add the flour and mix. Transfer to a tall bottle. Leave to...
by Sucre Haven | May 31, 2020 | Basics, Breads, Make Ahead Bakes, Photo Sharing
This CB period saw me baking lots of bread and this easy recipe has that nice crust and it freezes well too! I have these 2 scored differently bread frozen in the fridge to be consumed later. Come next week, there will be less time to bake. I’ve been dying to...
by Sucre Haven | May 8, 2020 | Breads
I’m on a baking adventure for bread these days, partly because of the many bread posts I see recently and mostly because the family seems to clear bread faster than cakes. I got interested in Bahn Mi and decided to give this a try. I like how easy it is to make...
by Sucre Haven | Apr 30, 2020 | Basics, Breads
This caught my attention in the versatility it can be shaped, 5 braids, 6 braids, round braids and the likes. This recipe is also so simple and I have fallen in love with the feel of dough while kneading the bread dough into shape. The original recipe, however, used...
by Sucre Haven | Jul 28, 2019 | Breads, Make Ahead Bakes, Pastry creams, curds and sauce, Sweets
Bread and Butter Pudding is a very English dessert and is really easy to make and is a good way to use up all the left over stale breads, dried fruits etc. Our trainer taught us a vanilla sauce to go with this easy dessert and it was delicious. (makes five 4-inch...
by Sucre Haven | Dec 27, 2017 | Breads, Sourdough
Sourdough requires long hours of fermentation and therefore I don’t bake them often. This holiday, I managed to bake them twice, of which, I did not get to taste one of the bakes. The long hours of fermentation allows the loaf to develop it’s flavour fully...
by Sucre Haven | Nov 22, 2017 | Breads, Buns, Make Ahead Bakes
I bought the Hong Kong flour eons ago and did not have the motivation to make steamed buns, but the flour was going to expire real soon and so I decided to just do it! My bun pleats are really ugly, but I think I might just need that bit more practice to make them...
by Sucre Haven | Sep 24, 2017 | Breads
I started growing wild yeast for quite some time now, but the classic Sourdough takes too much time to bake. Thankfully, I found the baguette which takes a fraction of the time to bake. I grow my starter like a pet, feeding it every week and with every feed, I find...
