viaIf I had to choose a favorite food it would be bread....I (sort of) wish it could be cucumber or broccoli but I love bread in all its forms and really, who doesn't? Bagels, buns, brioches, loaves, wholemeal, rye, sourdough, cinnamon, fruit, milk....the list & the options are truly endless.
I have a super-easy & fairly idiot-proof basic white loaf recipe which I make regularly in the winter but I'd like to be a little more adventurous with my bread making this season.On my last trip to HomeSense, I bought a couple of cookery books, one of which was the wonderfully titled "The Book of Buns - 50 Brilliant Bakes from Around The World"
both items via HomeSense - they have an excellent book aisle & a gorgeous range of Spanish style serving dishes, I wanted them all! It features an international selection of delicious sounding bakes with buns from India, Bulgaria, Italy, Mexico, Germany, Armenia & Norway.Ingredients featured include orange blossom water, cardamon, saffron, apple, coriander & rosewater.
So, this week I am going to attempt Italian Spaccatini - soft plain white buns - & Lebanese Sfoof - sweet buns made with cinnamon, orange blossom, anise & turmeric.
and as the book states at the beginning"the joy of buns is the fluffy, soft squashiness of them"that's good enough for me! I will report back....
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