House of Alcina

sourdough starter

  • 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

  • Higher Heat Bakes

    I tried a higher heat to get a faster bake today. The boule on the right is smoked Cheddar and it’s seasoned thoroughly with Dan O’s Cheesoning. I preheated my oven to 500, and baked covered for 25 minutes and… Continue reading

  • Sourdough English Muffins

    I made these yesterday and they were phenomenal !!! We all loved them. I had one reheated with avocado and spinach for breakfast this morning and they were just as good as last night! Here’s the recipe from the Heartbeetkitchen!… 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

  • Failure to Launch

    I’m in troubleshooting mode. I’ll obviously have to cut into this loaf and look at the structure when it cools, but it produced a giant belly and a tiny ear. A small amount of spring but not like my usual… 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

  • 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