I first had these spinach pies (or pita, as it's called there) when hiking near Ljuboten a couple of years back. A very old lady invited us to her hut for a pita made with nettles and cheese. That was the best pie I've ever eaten. Since then, I've tried to replicate it at home with spinach (no success with Belgian nettles - tasted very grassy).The pie uses a dough that is just

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24.11.2024

Triple Sesame Spelt Honey Sourdough Loaf | The Fresh Loaf

My starter was fed only once after returning from our trip to Florida when I made the levain for this bread. As a result the fermentation was much slower than usual. However, this bread baked up just fine. This dough was enriched with the addition of some wildflower honey and toasted sesame oil. I added both black and golden toasted sesame seeds, thus the triple sesame seeds.

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28.11.2024

Christmas Fruitcake - Southern Living | The Fresh Loaf

My first fruitcake was a Bara Brith, this is a fruitcake that Southern Living says is for those who don’t like fruitcake. I like the variety of fruit that it has in it along with the nuts. The recipe calls for apricots, dates, raisins, tart dried cherries, candied cherries, cranberries, apples, candied peel, slivered almonds and pecans. I used extra apricots and cranberries

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02.12.2024

Gingerbread Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting | The Fresh Loaf

We are hosting some of our friends for dinner tonight. In addition to the purple sweet potato SD milk rolls I have fermenting, I made this gingerbread layer cake with cream cheese frosting. This recipe is care of Bake From Scratch. The cake recipe that follows is for one 8” round cake, so I doubled it for this layer cake. The frosting recipe would be more than enough for a

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