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No Knead Sourdough (or yeast) Sandwich Bread

October 20, 2026October 21, 2026 - Sophie Leave a comment
Inside of a loaf of no knead sourdough sandwich bread

It’s been a weird year. I took up a new hobby (watercolour painting) in the early months of the year which seemed to overpower all other hobbies including baking and further into the spring, gardening. But even when the boil of my new hobby slowed to a low simmer I still felt completely disenchanted byRead more

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Stollen

German Christmas Quark Stollen with Spelt Flour

December 20, 2017January 12, 2025 - Sophie 2 Comments
Two slices of German Christmas quark stollen overlapping each other on a wooden cutting board with the rest of the icing sugar dusted stollen close by.

One of the last things I went through of my Mom’s was her recipe book. Recipes are like little treasures to me so you can imagine how much my Mom’s recipes mean to me. In that moment I was on the hunt for a recipe I knew existed, but that no one has made forRead more

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Bavarian Walnut Stollen

February 6, 2017December 23, 2025 - Sophie 2 Comments
A twisted bavarian walnut stollen drizzled with icing and sprinkled with chopped walnuts cooling on a baking pan.

I’ve been struggling for days now with what to write about this Bavarian Walnut Stollen. It started out all happy and joyful until I realized that what I was writing was not in alignment with how I felt. To be honest, the past few weeks have been rough. Between the ups and down of home andRead more

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