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Cheddar sourdough, take two 🧀🍞

This time I went with 69% hydration and changed how I added the cheddar. I did all four folds first, then stretched out the dough, scattered the cheese over it and folded it back up.

I preferred this method. I could build strength in the dough during the folds without worrying about cheese pieces getting in the way, then take my time with the pre-shape and final shape.

The kitchen was cold and I was in and out all day, so this loaf had plenty of time to do its thing. Bulk fermentation ran from around 8:20 a.m. until I pre-shaped at 9 p.m. Then the shaped loaf went into the fridge overnight, and I baked it this morning! 😋

Watch till the end of the reel for 🐶🐾

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6 days ago

Homemade pizza night!! 🍕🔥

Made the dough from scratch and fired it in the Gozney. I’m counting pizza as baking because technically… it is 😅

Very happy with how this one turned out. That crust 🤌

#homemadepizza #pizza #gozney #homebaking #bakingfromscratch taken in Yorkshire by @enzabakes

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2 months ago

Peanut butter, raspberry & banana muffins 🥜🍓🍌

I had a million bananas in the freezer, so I decided it was probably time I did something with them 😅

Very happy with how these turned out, especially the raspberry jammy centre!

#homebaking #muffins #peanutbutter #raspberry #enzabakes taken in Yorkshire by @enzabakes

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2 months ago

My first cheddar sourdough, made with little chunks of cheese and an 80% hydration dough. Both were new to me, so this was a bit of an experiment. 🧀🍞

I was cautious with the folds around the cheddar and think I could have built more tension. I didn’t flour the banneton enough either, so the dough stuck when I turned it out. At 6 a.m. I forgot to flour the top before scoring, and the sticky dough had no intention of cooperating. 😅

But the flavour made up for the messy morning. It was the tastiest sourdough I’ve made: properly fermented, full of flavour, and dotted with cheddar. I’ve got a few things to try differently next time, and I’m looking forward to making it again. 🥰

Progress over perfection 💕

#enzabakes #sourdough #cheddarsourdough #homebaking #breadmaking taken in North Yorkshire by @enzabakes

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8 days ago

Pizza is the way to my heart 🍕❤️

Homemade pizza has become a bit of a regular around here, and I still don’t think I’ll ever get bored of making it.

Kept this one simple with tomato, cheese, red onion and black olives. Sometimes that’s all it needs. 🍕🔥

#enzabakes #homemadepizza #pizzamaking #pizza taken in North Yorkshire by @enzabakes

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8 days ago

Dark chocolate, espresso & roasted hazelnut cookies 🍪

70% dark chocolate, espresso and roasted hazelnuts, with big chunks of chocolate running through the dough 🍫

Crisp around the edges, soft and chewy through the middle, with just enough espresso to deepen the chocolate without turning them into coffee cookies 🤎

A pretty good way to improve a Monday ✨

#homebaking #cookies #darkchocolate #espressocookies #enzabakes taken in North Yorkshire by @enzabakes

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9 days ago

Pumpkin, rosemary & sea salt bread 🎃🌿

I made a very boring tin-loaf version of this a couple of days ago because I was tired, short on time and just needed bread 😂 It wasn’t much to look at, but it was so good that I immediately wanted to make it again.

The pumpkin makes the crumb ridiculously soft and gives it that lovely golden colour, with rosemary running through the dough. But the best bit is the crust! I deliberately went heavy on the rosemary and flaky sea salt, so you get this really savoury, salty, herby crust against the soft pumpkin bread underneath. Absolutely delicious.😋👌🏽

This time I decided it deserved a slightly more interesting shape. I’ve been having a lot of fun messing around with different bread shapes lately, so I went for a big twist with this one. I love seeing how differently they turn out once they’ve proved and baked.

Best eaten warm with plenty of butter. Obviously. 🧈😅

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11 days ago

I think sourdough and I are finally starting to understand each other! 😄🍞🤞🏼

I pushed this loaf from 67% to 72% hydration, then let it take its time in my chilly kitchen. Bulk fermentation lasted nearly ten hours, with me checking every couple of hours for more volume, little bubbles and that lovely wobble. After shaping, it had an overnight rest in the fridge before its big moment in the oven.

And look at that crust! Golden, crackly, and the score opened up beautifully. 🤩 There’s a little tunnel in one slice that may have come from my final shaping, so I’ve already got something to play with next time. I’m curious to try a short rest in the banneton before the fridge.

But first: toast and eggs.

This loaf has earned its place at breakfast.🍳🥖

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16 days ago

Round two of this pumpkin, cheddar and sage loaf because, quite frankly, I haven’t stopped craving it!😝🎃🧀🌿

I went for a six-strand plait this time, and pulling it out of the oven with that deeply golden, rustic crust was incredibly satisfying. The crumb is ridiculously soft and pillowy, with a brilliant orange colour from the pumpkin. There’s a rich, salty hit from the mature cheddar, with warm, earthy sage running through it... Proper autumn baking. And the smell of cheddar and sage filling the kitchen as it bakes is unreal. 🥖✨🤤

Not perfectly executed but still tasty and fun to make. Progress over perfection!💕

Best eaten warm with an aggressive amount of butter. 🧈😎

#enzabakes #artisanbread #autumnbaking #pumpkinbread #breadbaking taken in North Yorkshire by @enzabakes

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21 days ago

Brown butter, dark chocolate & Cointreau spiced cookies 🍊🍪

Continuing with the autumn baking experiments!

I wanted to play around with flavours for these, so I went with dark chocolate chunks, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and plenty of orange zest, with Cointreau instead of the usual vanilla extract..

They turned out lovely and gooey, and the Cointreau definitely comes through. The spices got a little lost somewhere along the way though. I think the Cointreau may have overpowered them slightly, so that’s something to play around with next time.

Still, very happy with these. Dark chocolate and orange is always a good combination, and the brown butter makes them even better!

#autumnbaking #homemadecookies #brownbuttercookies #homebaking #enzabakes taken in North Yorkshire by @enzabakes

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22 days ago

Today’s bake: pumpkin, cheddar and sage bread 🎃🌿🧀

I had some pumpkin left over from yesterday’s pumpkin streusel muffins, so naturally it had to go into a loaf!

I used one of my favourite bread recipes as a starting point and added mature cheddar and sage for a properly autumnal savoury loaf. The pumpkin gave the bread such a lovely golden colour and a really soft crumb, and the cheddar and sage worked so well with it.

Very happy with this little experiment and definitely one I’d make again!

#homemadebread #breadbaking #pumpkinbread #autumnbaking #enzabakes taken in Yorkshire by @enzabakes

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a month ago

Today’s bake: pumpkin streusel muffins 🎃

I’m apparently fully embracing autumn baking now 😂 Soft pumpkin muffins with cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, topped with a buttery demerara streusel.

A bit of a household effort today thanks to my injured fingers, but we got there! I’ve got a ridiculously long list of things I want to make this autumn, so I think this is officially the start of autumn baking in our house 🍂🎃

#pumpkinmuffins #streuselmuffins #autumnbaking #homebaking #enzabakes taken in Yorkshire by @enzabakes

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