House of Alcina

Jenny Alcina

  • Helpful Guides

    The pdf is here. These are so helpful! Continue reading

  • Easy “Fried” Chicken

    I love my air fryers. I use my large one when I make this for the family but I just did two breasts for my lunch today and tomorrow, so I’m using my 3 qt fryer with the crisping rack… Continue reading

  • Y’all…

    We need to check on Martha Stewart. She may have smoked too much weed with Snoop. Y’all I thought this was satire, but she’s serious!! Rich people are crazy as hell. 🤣😂🤣 Continue reading

  • Bunnies!

    These came out very cute! I think we need some Chocolate ones for Easter! Continue reading

  • Green Toast

    I love enjoying my hard work. A thin slice of toasted sourdough with Avocado, Sprouts, Spinach, Black Sesame seeds, Basil, Black Garlic and Feta. Drizzled with Fig Balsamic. Continue reading

  • Big Belly!

    I’m getting big open bellies but no ears on these boules today. This one literally split halfway. Continue reading

  • Brown Sugar Recipe

    Here’s another thing you can make at home and it’s super simple. INGREDIENTS Mix in your food processor until it’s blended well. Store in a glass jar with a tight lid. It will last about a month, so don’t make… Continue reading

  • How do I get my Hydration Percentage?

    If you’re confused whether or not you are using a high or low hydration method or recipe, here is how you find out. It’s actually very simple. Your hydration is the total amount of water in grams , divided by… Continue reading

  • Best Apron Ever!

    I cannot wait to get this beauty in the mail. It was so hard to decide which one I wanted but I settled on the Roses. I use smocks for baking and for gardening, but I might be a little… Continue reading

  • Sourdough Sandwich Bread

    This Sourdough Sandwich Bread came out so good and it was SO easy. What you need: Ingredients: Toss everything into the mixer EXCEPT the flour, give it a quick mix and let it sit until the yeast is frothy on… Continue reading

  • Y’all! Here’s the follow up from the Pickle Bread! It smells so good!!! I can’t cut into it for 4 hours, but I’ll snap a pic when I do. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 Continue reading

  • Pickle Bread

    We have chopped Whole Dill Pickles, Dill Weed, Feta, and Cabot’s Seriously Sharp Cheddar. Yummm!!!!! Pickle Juice went into the dough as well, so it should be VERY picklish! It has to rest overnight so I’ll post the finished bread… Continue reading

  • Follow Up

    Here’s the follow up on the Recipe that I posted here. It definitely produced a nice bread with a deliciously soft inside. It’s a recipe I’ll try again, BUT, I really like my go to recipe best. It just works… Continue reading

  • Common Sourdough Q & A’s

    Do I need to put ice cubes in my Dutch Oven before baking ? No. In fact, I found that it produced too much steam and make a thicker crust. Your DO should provide enough steam. Not only that, but… Continue reading

  • Amazon Must Haves for Sourdough

    I asked myself earlier what it was that I really needed to know when I first started down this rabbit hole. What did I really need to get started? And now looking back, what I didn’t.  So here’s a few… Continue reading

  • Let’s Try It! New Sourdough Recipe

    My sweet friend and I had a long “sourdough convo” last night and she wants me to try her adjustments to her measurements. She says she’s getting great results.. so, we’re gonna give it a go! Here’s what she sent… Continue reading

  • Jenny’s Sourdough

    Let’s bake some bread!!! I cannot do 2-day sourdough. It’s a crazy amount of time to spend on making a loaf of bread. SO, this is what I’ve found works for me and my crazy life. Before I start, note… Continue reading

  • Get your Starter Started!

    The first thing required to begin on this Journey is a healthy Sourdough Starter. There are a million ways to go about this, but I continuously remind myself that our ancestors made bread by candlelight with very little resources. Let’s… Continue reading