~Bread Offerings ~  September 2021~

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Here’s what’s on the menu this month: Mama Bread This month’s Mama bread is made with organic Sirvinta wheat milled by Maine Grains. I love working with the Heritage line of flours from Maine Grains, and this newly available Estonian wheat has been fun. I’d heard it was a good flour choice for long fermentation, and since all my breads are such, I had to try. I’m glad I did!   Fortissimo Durum Pita I love making challah for shabbat, but quite often these pitas are the Friday night breads of choice. They go well with a lot of … Read more

~Bread Offerings ~ August 2021~

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Here’s what’s on the menu this month: Mama Bread This month’s Mama bread is made with Wit Wolkering grown by farmer Mai and milled by Grist & Toll. This is the dynamic duo of women who both pay so much respect to their craft that they’re willing to go out on a few limbs to bring us the best. I love working with this flour and can’t wait to bring you this bread!   Fortissimo Durum Pita I love making challah for shabbat, but quite often these pitas are the Friday night breads of choice. They go well with … Read more

~Bread Offerings ~  July 2021~

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Hello bread lovers, It is a hot Friday afternoon in Portland, Oregon as I write this, and I am busy making our bread for shabbat tonight. [aside: thankfully, when I say “hot”, I don’t mean 115°F as I would have reported earlier in the week, but that’s a story in itself.] Each and every Friday, my tangible prayer into the world is the bread I make. I am not particularly religious, but I try to honor my ethnic heritage, and I have come to find that shabbat is one of the best gifts of my ancestors. This ritual allows … Read more

~Bread Offerings ~  June 2021~

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Hello bread & grain lovers, Here’s what’s on the menu this month: Mama Bread This month’s Mama bread is made with Wit Wolkering grown by farmer Mai and milled by Grist & Toll. This is the dynamic duo of women who both pay so much respect to their craft that they’re willing to go out on a few limbs to bring us the best. I love working with this flour and can’t wait to bring you this bread! Naturally Leavened Challah One of my favorite weekly rituals is making challah bread on Friday for my family’s Shabbat dinner. I … Read more

~Bread Offerings ~  May 2021~

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Hello bread lovers, Here’s what’s on the menu this month: Mama Bread This month’s Mama bread is made with organic spelt from Camas Country Mill in Oregon. Spelt is a close relative of wheat, and was first used by the Greeks. They considered it a gift from the goddess Demeter. People who have a hard time digesting common wheat (Triticum aestivum) report better results with Spelt (Triticum spelta). It bakes like a dream, and I love the way the loaves turn out with this grain. Naturally Leavened Challah One of my favorite weekly rituals is making challah bread on … Read more

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