House of Alcina

baking recipes

  • Candied Cranberries

    Craving something new? Try cranberry candies! Soak and bake for a sweet surprise. Click the pic for the recipe. 🫶🏼 Continue reading

    Candied Cranberries

  • Charcoal Dusted Boulé

    Thought I would share another one of my Black Boulès.  I love using this as an aesthetic scoring method, but let me say this- While Activated Charcoal does have a lot of great benefits in consumption, it is also very… Continue reading

  • Protein PB Cookies

    These were so yummy! It’s a great way to use discard if you’re doing sourdough. If not, just omit it. They will still be good, just not as puffy! 🤍 Continue reading

  • Simple Focaccia 🤍

    I over proofed my bread today so I decided to make delicious Focaccia. I’m typically a “bake the bread anyway” kind of gal, but I had 2 loaves and figured I’d just do one of each. I have zero regrets… Continue reading

  • Quick Rise Sourdough Sandwich Bread

    This recipe makes 2 loaves. You’ll be using both leaven and Yeast. If you do not have sourdough starter, you can still use this recipe but omit the autoalyse process. Just mix ALL ingredients for 5-6 minutes and allow to… Continue reading

  • Cold Bake vs. Heated Vessel

    Ok, I’ll be doing a few tests for comparison, but today I went back and forth on whether I wanted to preheat my Bread Oven. I know it can be hard on the cast iron and enamel over time, but… Continue reading

  • Jalapeño Cheddar and Feta Sourdough

    These came out wonderful. For 2 loaves: I decided to Autolyse this batch, so I added flour and water only and let sit covered for 1 hour Then I added the starter and salt, and started my Stretch and Folds… Continue reading